Tiger Woods Ahead of 2019 Masters at Augusta: 'I Feel Like I Can Win'

Looking for his first win of the 2019 PGA Tour season, Tiger Woods isn't lacking confidence heading into The Masters this weekend. 

Per ESPN.com's Bob Harig, Woods explained why he believes he is capable of leaving Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia with his fifth career green jacket:

"I feel like I can win. I've proven that I can do it, and I put myself there with a chance to win the last two major championships of the year last year. I was right there and just needed to have a couple more things to go my way and not throw away a couple shots here and there, which I was able to do at East Lake.

"I just feel like that I've improved a lot over the past 12, 14 months, but I've more than anything just proven to myself that I can play at this level again. I've worked my way back into one of the players that can win events."

Woods has been erratic in the six events he's played so far this season. The 43-year-old has just two top-10 finishes, and excluding the knockout-style WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship (T-5), his most recent appearance was a 30th-place showing at the Players Championship three weeks ago.

Major titles have been difficult to come by for Woods. His last one was at the 2008 U.S. Open, though he's come close on multiple occasions since with 11 top-10 finishes. The California native was the runner-up at last year's PGA Championship, finishing two shots behind Brooks Koepka (minus-16). 

Injuries have limited Woods' appearances at The Masters recently. This year will be his third time at the tournament since 2015, and he hasn't finished inside the top 10 in six years. 

A victory at Augusta this weekend will move Woods into sole possession of second place (behind Jack Nicklaus) with five career wins.