Wednesday, May 28, 2008

TIGER 'ON SCHEDULE' FOR US OPEN

TIGER 'ON SCHEDULE' FOR US OPEN

World number one Tiger Woods is confident he will be fit to play in the US Open at Torrey Pines next month.

Woods, who is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery, admits his rehab work has been boring but claims he is "on schedule" for the year's second major starting on June 12.

"The rehab is working," he said. "It gets really old riding that bike, but everything is on schedule.

"I'm just trying to get this thing organised for the Open. I'm right on schedule for that."

Woods has not played since finishing second to Trevor Immelman at the US Masters last month, undergoing surgery on his left knee two days after leaving Augusta.

The 32-year-old has already withdrawn from this week's Memorial tournament and claims he will not participate in next week's Stanford St Jude Championship.

"I started my practice just recently," he said. "So going to Memorial that rusty, it wouldn't have made any sense.

"I wasn't sharp enough. I didn't hit all my shots I needed to hit yet at home and make sure everything is organised. I wasn't quite ready.

"No sense in going there not ready. The whole idea is to be ready for the US Open."


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