Woods still has 'long way to go' but confident career not over

Tiger Woods said on Wednesday he was not recovering as quickly as he would like from the leg injuries he sustained in a car crash last February but remained confident about returning to the PGA Tour one day and welcomed the fight it would take.

Woods, who is host of the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational this week in Pacific Palisades, California, that benefits his TGF Foundation, continues working on strengthening activities but has not worked seriously with his long clubs.

"My golf activity has been very limited. I can chip and putt really well and hit short irons very well, but I haven't done any long stuff seriously," Woods, 46, told reporters at Riviera Country Club. "I'm still working on the walking part... it takes time.

"What's frustrating is it's not at my timetable. I want to be at a certain place, but I'm not. I've just got to continue working. I'm getting better, yes, but as I said, not at the

speed and rate that I would like."

Woods was a non-playing host last year at Riviera where, two days after the final round, the vehicle he was driving veered across the opposite lanes, collided with a road sign and rolled several times before coming to rest.

The accident resulted in a three-week hospital stay for Woods, during which he faced the possibility of having his right leg amputated, followed by three months where he was confined to a hospital-type bed at his home in South Florida.

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In his first public appearance since the accident, Woods said last November ahead of the Hero World Challenge where he was tournament host that he had no desire to be a full-time player on the PGA Tour again but hoped to play here and there.

Two weeks later, Woods competed with his 12-year-old son in a laid-back, 36-hole team