What next for Woods? Tiger's caddie reveals potential schedule

Tiger Woods' caddie Joe LaCava is hoping that the former world No 1 will be able to tee it up in "three or four tournaments" before his return to The Masters next April.

Woods has made just three competitive appearances since suffering career-threatening injuries in last February's car crash, finishing in 47th-place on his return to action at The Masters in April before making a mid-tournament withdrawal from the PGA Championship a month later

The former world No 1 skipped the US Open last month to be ready for "at least one more run at a high level" around the historic Old Course at The 150th Open, where he struggled to a missed cut after rounds of 78 and 75 at St Andrews.

An emotional Woods denied rumours of retirement after his early exit but insisted he had "nothing planned" when asked about his future schedule, although his caddie believes the 15-time major champion may still tee it up in a tournament before the end of the year.

"I'm hoping that he will play maybe in December at the Hero [World Challenge] and the Father-Son [PNC Championship] and maybe the Genesis [Invitational]," LaCava told the Dan Patrick Show. "I'm still hoping he'll play three, maybe four tournaments before The Masters.

"I won't do much. I'll do the same thing and say to Tiger 'if you're starting to feel better maybe October, November, maybe I'll come down for a couple of weeks, we'll hang out. We don't have to play every day, we don't have to practice every day, I'll just be there and give you a little motivation'.

"We'll play and practice a little bit here and there, and maybe get him ready for the Hero and get ready for 2023 and get him ready in any respect that he needs."

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