Thirteen months ago, Woods severely injured his right leg in a car accident, to the point where doctors considered amputation. On Sunday, Woods tweeted that he would be going to Augusta on Sunday, but he wasn’t sure if he would attend.

I am now going to Augusta to continue my preparation and training. It will be a last minute decision if I competehe wrote.

The Masters Tournament has no imposed deadline like regular tournaments. Because this is an invitational tournament, players only let the club know if they will not be playing.

The starting grid was published on Tuesday.

If Woods decides to play – he played an 18 -hole at Augusta National five days ago – it will be his first competition against the best players in the world since Nov. 15, 2020, when the Masters Tournament is moved to the fall. in the pandemic.

Woods ’accident happened Feb. 26 on a coastal road in suburban Los Angeles. Officers said he was traveling at least 135 km/h when he crossed the center line and rolled his SUV down the hill.

Woods notably won the Masters Tournament in 2019 after undergoing lower back surgery.

Training last week was necessary for Woods to make sure he could walk the full 18 holes and recover in the days that followed. His return on Sunday is a good sign.

Will he win again? That would be considered more likely than his last victory in the Masters Tournament.

Woods has appeared in the Masters 21 times as a professional, and never missed the weekend rounds.

In his last competition at Augusta National, he had his career-high score-a par-3 10 in the 12th flag. He then recovered by making birdies on five of the last six holes of the course.