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Tiger Woods Hoping for ‘Fast Start’ To 2012 in Abu Dhabi
Michael Casey | January 03, 2012

Tiger Woods celebrates after winning the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks on Dec. 4. Having ended 2011 with his first victory in two years, Woods said the joy of being able to play golf with a healthy body has returned as well. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok) Tiger Woods celebrates after winning the Chevron World Challenge golf tournament at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks on Dec. 4. Having ended 2011 with his first victory in two years, Woods said the joy of being able to play golf with a healthy body has returned as well. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
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Doha. Tiger Woods has rediscovered more than just the ability to win lately.

After ending 2011 with his first win in two years, Woods said the joy of being able to play golf with a healthy body was back, too.

Ahead of his first tournament of the year in Abu Dhabi, Woods told The Associated Press in an e-mail that he had fully recovered from the leg injuries that ruined much of last season, and that he hoped his recent win at the Chevron World Challenge was “the start of another great run.”

“The lowest moments [last year] came from the fact that I wasn’t healthy and couldn’t put in the time on and off the course that I wanted and needed to, and that was frustrating,” Woods said. “I was playing with pain and that isn’t fun. The last couple of months have been really fun and that is mostly because I am feeling healthy again and building week on week.”

Woods will begin 2012 by taking on a world-class field in his first Abu Dhabi Championship. The tournament, which starts on Jan. 26, will be a first indication of whether he can keep up the level of play that earned him the Chevron title in December — his first victory since a 2009 car crash outside his home led to revelations of extramarital affairs that derailed his marriage and golf game.

“I am looking to get off to a fast start in Abu Dhabi and keep building from there,” Woods said. “Now that I am healthy, I feel I can keep building my game and confidence week on week, much like I did at the end of [last] year — from the Australian Open to the Presidents Cup to, finally, a win in California.”

Woods finished third at the Australian Open, then delivered the clinching point for the American team in the Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne.

Now he’s eager to show some of the young players who have grabbed the spotlight during his two-year slump that he’s still a force to be reckoned with.

He acknowledged, however, that getting back to the No. 1 ranking he held for so long might prove difficult. Woods is currently ranked 23rd.

Associated Press