Tiger Woods on Sunday revealed he will make a "game-time decision" about competing at next week's Masters.
The five-times champion is continuing his recovery from serious leg injuries he suffered in a car crash in February 2021, and has been looking to make a dramatic return at Augusta National.
Woods said six weeks ago that he had a "long way to go" in his recovery but the narrative changed recently regarding a return at the April 7-10 Masters as he avoided removing his name from the field of competitors.
Woods raised hopes that he could compete at the season's first major after playing a practice round at Augusta National with son Charlie and world No 7 Justin Thomas.
"I will be heading up to Augusta today to continue my preparation and practice. It will be a game-time decision on whether I compete," Woods said on Twitter.
Rory McIlroy had earlier said it "would be phenomenal" if Woods is able to compete at the Masters.
"I think it just adds to the event," McIlroy said in San Antonio. "Anything Tiger Woods does in the game of golf is heightened whenever he's there. I mean, it would be awesome for him to be there."
"The sheer will and perseverance is incredible," McIlroy added. "If he comes back from this again, it's just, he likes to prove people wrong, he likes to prove himself wrong, I think."
The American great had to endure a three-week hospital stay in Los Angeles where he also faced the possibility of having his right leg amputated. He was then confined to his bed for three months at his home in South Florida.
Woods, 46, has not played on the PGA Tour since the November 2020 Masters. Playing at Augusta National represents one of the more challenging walks on the PGA Tour given its up and down terrain.
However, Woods has played through pain, famously at the 2008 US Open where he prevailed in a thrilling playoff at Torrey Pines while competing on what was essentially a broken leg.
The 15-time major champion capped one of the most remarkable comebacks in sport when, at the age of 43, he won the Masters in 2019 after enduring years of surgery and personal issues.
In Sunday's Twitter post, Woods also congratulated 16-year-old Anna Davis for her victory on Saturday in the Augusta National Women's Amateur. A sophomore in high school who still doesn't have her driver's license, Davis was the only player to finish under par and became the youngest winner in the tournament's history.
How has net migration to UK changed?
The figure was broadly flat immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, standing at 216,000 in the year to June 2018 and 224,000 in the year to June 2019.
It then dropped to an estimated 111,000 in the year to June 2020 when restrictions introduced during the pandemic limited travel and movement.
The total rose to 254,000 in the year to June 2021, followed by steep jumps to 634,000 in the year to June 2022 and 906,000 in the year to June 2023.
The latest available figure of 728,000 for the 12 months to June 2024 suggests levels are starting to decrease.
Quick pearls of wisdom
Focus on gratitude: And do so deeply, he says. “Think of one to three things a day that you’re grateful for. It needs to be specific, too, don’t just say ‘air.’ Really think about it. If you’re grateful for, say, what your parents have done for you, that will motivate you to do more for the world.”
Know how to fight: Shetty married his wife, Radhi, three years ago (he met her in a meditation class before he went off and became a monk). He says they’ve had to learn to respect each other’s “fighting styles” – he’s a talk it-out-immediately person, while she needs space to think. “When you’re having an argument, remember, it’s not you against each other. It’s both of you against the problem. When you win, they lose. If you’re on a team you have to win together.”
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Tank warfare
Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks.
“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.
“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”
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Results
5pm: Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m. Winner: Majd Al Megirat, Sam Hitchcott (jockey), Ahmed Al Shehhi (trainer)
5.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m. Winner: Dassan Da, Patrick Cosgrave, Helal Al Alawi
6pm: Abu Dhabi Fillies Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000 (T) 1,400m. Winner: Heba Al Wathba, Richard Mullen, Jean de Roualle
6.30pm: Abu Dhabi Colts Classic Prestige (PA) Dh110,000 (T) 1,400m. Winner: Hameem, Adrie de Vries, Abdallah Al Hammadi
7pm: Wathba Stallions Cup Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m. Winner: Jawal Al Reef, Richard Mullen, Ahmed Al Mehairbi
Handicap (TB) Dh100,000 (T) 2,200m. Winner: Harbour Spirit, Adrie de Vries, Jaber Ramadhan.
Vidaamuyarchi
Director: Magizh Thirumeni
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra
Rating: 4/5
