22 Oct 2008

Woods confident of being back for U.S. Masters

5:49 pm on 22 October 2008

Golfing supremo Tiger Woods is confident he'll play in next year's US Masters but still has no timetable for his return after knee surgery.

Woods hasn't taken a full swing at a golf ball since his final playoff hole in June's US Open, where he won his 14th major title despite leg problems.

Woods says he's "very confident" in playing in April's Masters but has made no firm plans for a return, a situation complicated by his wife expecting their second child mid-March.