CONFIDENCE
Tiger Woods believes he is on track for Masters
Miami — Tiger Woods’s expectations have gone up after his 12th place at the Honda Classic on Sunday. Though a double-bogey at the 15th ended any outside chance of victory, Woods took confidence from his performance in just his third official start since undergoing a spinal fusion last April. An apparently healthy Woods seems increasingly likely to head to April’s Masters, the first Major of 2018, as a contender rather than just one of the players invited back as a former champion. "I feel like each time out I’ve gotten better and I’ve gotten more of a feel for playing tournament golf," he said. "The last couple days, it felt easy to play tournament golf. "The warm-up felt good. I get into the flow of the round. I could find the rhythm of the rounds faster. I feel very happy the way I played the entire week." Woods shot 70 on Sunday to finish at even-par 280, eight strokes behind winner Justin Thomas of the US. A month ago, Woods was 23rd in his official comeback at Torrey Pines, whi...
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