Woods unsure of return date

TIGER WOODS still does not know if he will play at The Open in two weeks. The former world number one, out since mid-May with knee and Achilles injuries, said yesterday: “I will come back when I’m 100%. I don’t know when that’s going to be. I’ve not hit any balls yet. I want to be out there playing, but I’m not ready yet.”

Woods had hoped to return at the US Open a fortnight ago, but pulled out of that as well as this week’s AT&T National. The 35-year-old continued: “It was a borderline call to play The Players. I wasn’t quite 100% and I hurt myself. There’s not going to be a 50-50 call this time.

“I need to get my body ready where I can practice and play and apply it. But I’m 35, I’m not 65 – I’ve still got some years ahead of me and I feel my best years are still ahead of me.”