Nassau, Bahamas

Tiger Woods embarks this week on what he has described as phase two of his career.

It will have been an absence of 465 since he last teed-up in competition when he finished T10th at the 2015 Wydnham Championship at Greensboro.

Off-course, phase two has already involved unifying all his brands under the TGR logo.

Tiger Woods with Hero Chairman, CEO and MD Pawan Munjal. (Photo Prokeraia)

But on-course phase two, he says, could all depend on how his back stands up to the rigours of competition.

“As far as how much golf I’m going to play, I don’t know because I don’t know what my back’s going to be doing,” he said.

“Would I like to play a full schedule every year for the next decade plus?  Yeah, I would, that would be great.  Can I?  I don’t know.  We’ll see.  I’m going to do everything I can.

“I miss it, I love competing out here and it’s fun.  It’s fun for me to do this.  That’s what people probably don’t quite understand.  I love to compete, I love playing against these guys and I miss being out here.