Tiger Woods Continues Rehab, No Return Date Set

Tiger Woods said his surgically repaired left knee is holding up well as he continues his recovery. He has set no timetable for his return to the U.S. PGA Tour, according to his Web site.

Woods, 33, has been practicing at Isleworth Country Club near his home in Orlando, Florida, and is making progress toward his comeback, according to his official Web site.

The world’s top-ranked golfer is recuperating from June 24 surgery to repair his torn anterior cruciate ligament. The operation came a week after he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego in a 19-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate.

Woods said he doesn’t know when he’ll be fit enough to return to competition and that he would rejoin the tour “when I think I’m ready.” The Associated Press reported last week that he could play as soon next month’s World Golf Championships Match Play event in Arizona.

“As I had hoped, after January 1, I started hitting longer irons and my driver,” Woods said. “I’m not swinging as hard as I can, but I’m working towards that goal.”

The 14-time major tournament winner has played a few holes alongside his coach Hank Haney, according to his Web site.

While Woods’s primary goal has been to return to the PGA Tour, golf’s top professional circuit, in time for April’s Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, his current recovery may allow him to compete in prior events.

- Michael Buteau, Bloomberg