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HONG KONG. – Justin Rose has revealed former world number one golfer Tiger Woods is in “good shape” ahead of his latest comeback from injury at the Hero World Challenge next week.

Woods makes his first competitive appearance since February as part of an 18-man field in the Bahamas, having undergone back surgery for a fourth time in three years. The 14-time major champion has only made three starts since August 2015 and has since dropped outside of the world’s top 1 000, but Rose believes Woods is in a good place ahead of his return.

“I saw him a couple of weeks ago, he looked good,” Rose said at the Hong Kong Open yesterday. A couple of my friends have been playing with him and said that he’s in good shape. It’s always difficult coming off a full year or whatever it’s been without a scorecard in your hand. But he looks fit, healthy and I think from there he can play golf, right?

“He’s obviously got all the talent in the world and I think he’s motivated too, which is great. If he puts his mind to something I’m sure he can achieve what his goals are.” – AFP