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Last March, Woods missed the Arnold Palmer Invitational and the Players Championship - two of his most important playing fields - with minor back problems. "His back is just not ready", Woods' agent Mark Steinberg said at the time. “Nothing serious, he's just not ready. "

Woods said he would have been ready for the Masters, but of course the Masters have been postponed until November due to the pandemic.

In three starts this season, Woods has finished in the top 10 twice, including a victory at the Zozo Championship last fall. The Memorial Tournament is the second of two tournaments being held this week at Muirfield Village, with the Workday Charity Open starting on Thursday.

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Tiger's goal for the next 13 months will obviously be to win major championships. There are seven of them - two US Open, two Masters, two PGAs and The Open - in that time frame, and he will have plenty of chances of securing 16th place (or better) after clinching 15th place in the Masters of Last year. For this reason, we would expect to see it even less often at regular events like the Memorial Tournament.

It could also be a good thing. At this point in his career, with the institutional knowledge at Woods' disposal, resting your back (and your neck, your knees…) seems much more important than representing yourself or getting down. Granted, it was an exhibition, but Tiger's swing at The Match: Champions for Charity with Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, and Phil Mickelson was as good as it has been in years. Playing less, for Woods, could mean winning more.

This journey begins (or starts again) next Thursday in Muirfield Village, as Woods, who has 82 career wins, starts his 2020 season, seeks to take Sam Pead's PGA Tour victory record back and prepares for the PGA Championship which will start on August 6.

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