Tiger Woods Comments on Return to Play at 2016 Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods will play in his first competitive event in over a year at the Hero World Challenge this week at Albany, The Bahamas, and he commented on his impending return Tuesday.

Despite the long layoff and the fact that Woods hasn't won a tournament since 2013, he is entering the 2016 Hero World Challenge with a positive mindset, according to ESPN.com's Jason Sobel: "I'm going to try to do what I always do. I'm entered in this event, and I'm going to try and win. I know that's a tall order."

Woods, 40, has 14 career major championships, second only to Jack Nicklaus' 18.

Woods has competed on the most pressure-packed stages in golf, but he revealed he felt anxious about his comeback: "Yeah, there's nerves. Of course. I care. I care about what I do out there. I want to win."

He also addressed his long-term future: "I want to play golf for a lifetime, but I know I can't compete for a lifetime. ... Would I like to play a full schedule for the next decade-plus? Yes. Can I? I don't know."

Woods, a five-time winner of the Hero World Challenge, hasn't accomplished the feat since 2011.

According to Tigerwoodsfoundation.com, "The field of 18 PGA Tour players is determined as follows: the current four major championship winners, the top 11 players available from the Official World Golf Ranking, the defending champion and two special-exemption players."

Woods hosts the event, and it's a tournament to benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation.

After an injury-plagued last few years, turning in a respectable performance would be a positive in this loaded field, which includes Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Henrik Stenson.

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