Tiger Woods practices at Augusta as Masters week begins

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- If there were any lingering questions about Tiger Woods competing in the 87th Masters this week, he answered them by showing up to practice at Augusta National Golf Club on Sunday.

Woods, 47, has competed in just one official PGA Tour event in more than seven months, tying for 45th in the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club outside Los Angeles in February.

The 15-time major championship winner made his official return to competitive golf at the 2022 Masters, which was his first start in 508 days after he was seriously injured in a car wreck in February 2021. He finished 47th after carding consecutive 6-over 78s on the weekend, which were his worst scores at the…