Tiger Woods’ outlook for Masters changing amid uncertain future

Five-time champion at Augusta National has not given up hope of competing at age of 47 despite major physical limitations

Why ask a scorpion why it stings, a lion why it eats red meat, or Tiger Woods whether he believes he can win? Woods has been answering that question in the very same way for the last 25 years now. But on Tuesday someone put it to him again. This time last year, you said you definitely would not be here unless you thought you had a good chance of winning the tournament. Does that still stand?" And this time Woods' answer was a little different to the one we've grown used to. In fact, for the first time in his life, he didn't really have one.

Woods very deliberately preferred to concentrate on the second part of the journalist's question, about how his physical condition compared to this time last year, when he scored 71, 74, 78, 78, and finished in 47th place. I think my game is better than it was last year at this particular time. I think my endurance is better. But my leg aches a little bit more than it did last year."