In his prime he was in contention for almost every tournament he
played in, but as his form dipped alarmingly, the last two years have been
something of a wake-up call for Tiger Woods.
Currently ranked
266th in the world, Woods is without a single top-10 finish since 2013 and is
finding his new place at the bottom of golf's pecking order tough to take.
"It's frustrating not to be able to win golf
tournaments," the former No. 1 told the PGA Tour's website, ahead of the Quicken Loans
National at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia.
"I'm not
really there in contention very often, so that part is frustrating. But I know
how close it feels and I know that I just need a couple shots here and there
and it turns the tide.
"Every time
I've had those opportunities, I haven't done it."
Woods failed to
make the cut at The Open Championship two weeks ago, a tournament he has won
three times, meaning he missed the cut in two successive majors for the first
time in his career following another wayward performance at the U.S. Open in
June.
The 14-time
major winner admits he took time off after a tough two days at St. Andrews in
Scotland, but believes there are only minor kinks in his game that need ironing
out.
"I didn't touch a club for a week," Woods said.
"When I geared back up, I started doing testing and found a couple little
things, but it wasn't anything major, which was nice.
"Some of my
swings just weren't quite right and I worked on a few things and feel pretty
good now."
Despite the
search for rhythm and form, Woods retains faith in his swing consultant Chris
Como, who the American golfer started working with at the end of 2014.
"The neat
thing is I've done it before," Woods explained. "I've gone through
this and unfortunately sometimes I have to get a little bit worse before I can
make a giant stride to get forward.
"I didn't
think it (the latest swing change) would take this long. But things are
starting to come together. Again, I'm sticking with it, sticking with the
process and just trying to make progress each and every day."
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