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Woods played alongside Justin Thomas during his five-hour round
on Sunday.
It marked the first time this year that Woods played an 18-hole
practice round before a major tournament. He played nine-hole
practice rounds ahead of the Masters in April and the PGA
Championship in May.
Woods, 46, has three wins at The Open among his 15 major
championships, including victories at the Old Course at St.
Andrews in 2000 and 2005.
Woods did not talk with reporters after Sunday's practice round.
He is scheduled to speak to the media at his official press
conference on Tuesday.
"He was struggling early, but came on as the day went on. That's
encouraging," Woods' caddie, Joe LaCava, told ESPN.
Woods finished in 47th place at the Masters, which was his first
official tournament start since being seriously injured in a
one-car accident in February 2021.
Woods withdrew after three rounds at the PGA Championship
because of pain in his surgically repaired right leg.
He did not compete in the U.S. Open last month because of issues
with his leg.
"The plan was to play the U.S. Open, but physically I was not
able to do that," Woods said last Tuesday. "There's no way
physically I could have done that. I had some issues with my leg
and it would have put this tournament in jeopardy, and so
there's no reason to do that."
--Field Level Media
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