PALM HARBOR, Fla. Tiger Woods decision to enter the Valspar Championship for the first time may have come at the last minute, but the decision had roots in how he played last month.Woods is making his tournament debut this week at Innisbrook Resort, returning to the Copperhead Course for the first time since a co-ed team event in 1996. He formally committed to the event hours before the entry deadline last week, and will use it as the first leg of a back-to-back stretch that also includes next weeks Arnold Palmer Invitational.Following Wednesdays pro-am round near Tampa, Woods explained that he felt surprisingly strong after the Genesis Open despite a missed cut. Those positive feelings continued the following week at the Honda Classic, where he finished 12th.In Woods mind, it was another hurdle cleared as he continues to rekindle his game.After playing Honda and really feeling good about it, I wanted to push myself in my practice sessions, which I did, pushed myself in the gym a little bit, and I can handle two weeks in a row now, Woods said. I did it in L.A., I did it at Honda even though I didnt play four rounds in L.A., but I got in two and I can handle two weeks in a row. So thats one of the reasons why Im here.
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Woods still has areas of his game hes looking to sharpen, including iron distances and flight patterns after battling stiff breezes two weeks ago at PGA National. But looking at his early season as a whole, hes pleased with the progress after missing nearly all of last year because of injury.I think Ive come around very quickly. Ive only played 10 rounds, he said. So I know people are saying that Ive been, you know, erratic, little inconsistent. But 10 rounds, thats not many.I looked up some of my stats last night, wanted to see how I ranked. Im not even on the rankings. I havent played enough rounds. OK, thats basically how my comeback has been so far this year. I havent played a lot.
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