Augusta — Tiger Woods has produced a collection of magical feats at the US Masters but the 14-times Major champion has set the stage for what could be one of golf’s greatest moments as he takes his comeback to Augusta National Golf Club on Thursday. After long battles with back issues and many false starts, the 42-year-old Woods returns to stately Augusta for the first time since 2015. Despite playing just a handful of tournaments, he arrives at the first Major of 2018 as one of the hot favourites to claim the coveted green jacket. "This is a little bit like a Lazarus resurrection here with respect to where he was," World Golf Foundation CEO Steve Mona said. "Only last September he was talking about whether he would be able to come back at all. Now he is the favourite at the Masters. It is just astonishing. "He is certainly in form. I don’t think anyone would be terribly surprised if he were in the hunt. I would not count him out just based on what we have seen from him in the last ...
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