Video: Tiger Woods puts three shots in the water at Congressional

  • 17/05/2016
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods said he was getting closer to making his return to competitive golf, but he was left grimacing after three warm-up swings went bad.

Woods took to the tee box to hit three shots from 102 yards as part of a promotional stunt at Congressional Country Club.

It didn't go very well.

Woods' first attempt on the par-3 hole ended up in the water falling short of the green.

He asked for another ball, but the result was the same as it splashed well short.

With officials from his foundation cheering him on, Woods gave it one more shot. This time he managed to clear the water, but it landed on a steep bank and rolled back down into the pond.

"Told you I need to warm up," Woods joked as he walked away grimacing.

Woods earlier said he was making good progress on his return to competitive golf, but did not know when he'd make his return.

"I have been practicing at home, and I'm progressing nicely. I'm hoping to play," Woods said.

"That's the overriding question I keep hearing: When are you coming back, when are you playing? I get it all the time. If I knew, I'd tell, you, because it'd be fun to know."

The 40-year-old hasn't played since last August and has fallen to number 524 in the world rankings.

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