Tiger Woods sounds like he really wants to play Masters | D'Angelo

"I want to play. I love the tournament. "

PALM BEACH GARDENS — Tiger Woods' return to competitive golf in more than a year, even if it was hitting just nine shots — four of those putts — is going to ratchet up the noise when it comes to the Masters. The 15-time major champion lamented his Jupiter Links' team getting its "ass kicked," and "steamrolled" as Los Angeles Golf Club completed a two-game sweep in the TGL finals with a 9-2 beatdown that ended after 10 holes. He also got to the real reason every swing at SoFi Center was intently watched.

The start of the Masters is just two weeks away. "As I said, I've been trying," the 50-year-old said when asked if anything can be read into him playing one TGL match when it comes to the Masters. "Just this body is … it doesn't recover like it did when it was 24, 25.

It doesn't mean I'm not trying. I've been trying for a while. I've had a couple bad injuries here over the past years that I've had to fight through and it's taken some time.