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Tiger Woods of the USA plays a shot during a practice round for THE PLAYERS Championship at the TPC Sawgrass Stadium course on May 5, 2015 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida

Washington (AFP) - The Players Championship can't come soon enough for Tiger Woods, coping this week with the bleak emotions surrounding the anniversary of his father's death and his split with Lindsey Vonn.

"Obviously it does affect me," Woods said Tuesday after a practice round at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

"It is tough. There's no doubt. I'm not going to lie about that.