Tiger Woods will make another return to competitive golf this week at The Genesis Invitational – it will be his first tournament since The Open Championship at St. Andrews last July.

Woods hasn’t won a tournament since 2019 at the ZOZO Championship in Japan, and he’s stuck at 82 wins, which is tied with Sam Snead for the most all-time.

Of course, he wants one more win to stand alone on top, but after countless surgeries and injuries, many of which were extremely serious, the 47-year-old is clearly on the last nine of his career.

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Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the 10th tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 18, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Ehrman/Getty Images)

He admitted it Tuesday at Riviera, and one day he’ll simply play as an ambassador for the game.

Woods and his son, Charlie, played in the PNC Championship in December, a tournament where professionals play with a family member. That’s one of the rare tournaments where the 15-time Grand Slam champion, often almost too cooped up, can sit back and enjoy the moment.

But that’s not the case this week.

«I have not come to the idea of ​​being [a ceremonial golfer]. If I’m playing, I’m playing to win.» Woods told the media on Tuesday. «I know the players have played, and they’re ambassadors of the game and trying to grow the game. I can’t think of that as a competitor. If I’m playing in the event, I’m going to try and beat you. I’m there to get a W.

Tiger Woods preparing for the Open Championship in 2022.

Tiger Woods preparing for the Open Championship in 2022. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

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«Slashing is a big thing. If I enter the event, it’s always to get a W. There will come a time when my body won’t let me do that anymore, and that’s probably sooner rather than later. But wrapping my head around that transition and being an ambassador role and just playing and just trying to be here with the guys? No, that’s just not in my DNA.»

Woods announced that he would play in The Genesis Invitational last week, and he won’t be playing in the tournament simply as a warm-up or trying to make the cut.

«I’m excited to get out there and compete and play with these guys. I wouldn’t have put myself here if I didn’t think I could beat these guys and win the event. That’s my mindset,» he said.

Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 18, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.

Tiger Woods of the United States plays his shot from the first tee during the final round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club on December 18, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (Mike Ehrman/Getty Images)

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Woods is currently in the second-longest tournament drought of his career: he was previously winless from 2013 to 2018, but won the TOUR Championship to get back on top, then won the 2019 Masters seven months later.