sport news Tiger Woods is already preparing for the Masters in April

Tiger Woods is already preparing for the Masters in April as he looks to enter the tournament as one of the favourites for the green jacket  Tiger Woods admits he already has an eye on April's Masters tournament  He ended a five-year winless drought in 2018 but hasn't won a major since 2008 Woods missed the Masters in 2017 but will go in as one of the favourites this year

By Phil Casey, Press Association Sport Golf Correspondent

Published: 17:05 GMT, 20 February 2019 | Updated: 17:05 GMT, 20 February 2019

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Tiger Woods admits he already has one eye on getting himself 'race ready' for the Masters, even as he tries to win an incredible 19th World Golf Championships title.

Woods ended a five-year winless drought by claiming his 80th PGA Tour title in the Tour Championship last year, but has never made any secret of the fact that major titles are his primary target.

The last of the 43-year-old's 14 majors to date came in the 2008 US Open and although it is 14 years since the last of his four wins at Augusta National, Woods is firmly among the favourites for the green jacket in April.

Tiger Woods admits he already has an eye on April's Masters tournament at Augusta National

Tiger Woods admits he already has an eye on April's Masters tournament at Augusta National

The 43-year-old ended a five-year winless drought last year but hasn't won a major since 2008

The 43-year-old ended a five-year winless drought last year but hasn't won a major since 2008

'Augusta started (being on my radar) probably back in October, November,' Woods said in a pre-tournament press conference ahead of the WGC-Mexico Championship.

'Thinking about shots I would need, clubs I'd be using for the event,

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