The 14-time major winner will return to action at the Frys.com Open at CordeValle Golf Club on Thursday.
He has not played since failing to make the cut at the USPGA Championship in August owing to injury and recently dropped out of world's top 50.
buy golf clubs"Success for this week? Getting the 'W' [win]," Woods told the official USPGA Tour website.
"I've been playing a lot of holes and getting my instincts back.
discount golf equipment“[New caddie] Joey [LaCava] came out here a couple of days ago and worked the course and got all the numbers. I told him what I wanted on each hole.
"So far I have struggled on the pace, I've been trying to get a feel for the course and I have to do some work on that," added the 35-year-old.
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Mizuno MP-68 Irons"I hadn't posted that low a round in a long time, so it felt good to do so," he said.
When it was put to him that he may never win another major, Woods said: "It's not the first time I've heard that. I've kept on winning."
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