“Just maybe just tighten up a little bit” - Tiger Woods points out his hits and misses after his comeback at the 2023 Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods said his driving was the best part of the Hero World Challenge 2023, where he made his first start since April.

Tiger Woods returned to competitive golf at Albany Golf Club, marking his first appearance since undergoing subtalar fusion surgery in April of this year. He finished at even par after 72 holes and secured the 18th position, trailing the winner, Scottie Scheffler, by 20 strokes.

Beyond the performance, the week was a test of Tiger's endurance after his return to professional golf. Fortunately, he was able to walk comfortably throughout the week and appeared limp-free for the first time since his accident in 2021.

Speaking at the post-round interview on Sunday, the 15-time Major champion reflected on his game. He said:

"I think the best part of the week is the way I drove it. I drove it on pretty much a string all week. Granted, these fairways are big. I felt like I had my ball speed up, which was nice, and I was hitting the middle of the face the entire week, which is nice.

"So it's not like I have to go and try and find something the next few weeks or something going into next year; what I've been working on is right there and maybe just tighten up a little bit"

The 47-year-old said that he would like to work on his short game but added that Albany wasn't an easy golf course to compete at when it came to the short game.

"Sam and I were talking about it today," he continued. "You use 3-wood, 4-iron, 5-wood, hybrid. That was kind of -- he was talking about using a pitching wedge instead of a 60. These are all weird things that we don't normally see, right? It's normally just a lob wedge and go hack it out, but this is a different golf course around the greens"

Earlier, Scheffler won his maiden Hero World Challenge title after finishing runner-up in his past two appearances. He carded a bogey-free 68 on Sunday to beat Sepp Straka by three strokes and take home $1 million.

Woods shot 72 in the final round, which consisted of five birdies, three bogeys, and a double bogey.

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Here's the complete field for the 2023 PNC Championship:

1. Steve Stricker and Izzi Stricker
2. Justin Leonard and Luke Leonard
3. Nick Faldo and Matthew Faldo
4. Nelly Korda and Petr Korda
5. Stewart Cink and Reagan Cink
6. Tiger Woods and Charlie Woods
7. Justin Thomas and Mike Thomas
8. Lee Trevino and Daniel Trevino
9. Annika Sorenstam and Will McGee
10. Vijay Singh and Qass Singh
11. Nick Price and Greg Price
12. Mark O’Meara and Shaun O’Meara
13. Tom Lehman and Sean Lehman
14. Bernhard Langer and Jason Langer
15. Matt Kuchar and Cameron Kuchar
16. Padraig Harrington and Ciaran Harrington
17. Retief Goosen and Leo Goosen
18. Jim Furyk and Tanner Furyk
19. David Duval and Brady Duval
20. John Daly and John Daly II