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Augusta (United States) (AFP) - Injured Tiger Woods thrilled golf fans with a mere practice round at Augusta National, but other elite golfers who have competed since November 2020 definitely will try to win the 86th Masters.

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New York (AFP) - Tiger Woods played an 18-hole practice round at Augusta National on Tuesday with son Charlie and pal Justin Thomas, testing his fitness for next week's Masters, according to multiple reports.

Woods has not said anything publicly that suggested he would be ready to play his first major — and first PGA Tour event — since the Masters in November 2020.

Tiger Woods, who has won the Green Jacket five times, has said he was ‘lucky to be alive’ after a car crash in February 2021