PGA Tour notebook: Tiger Woods keeping busy during rehabilitation process

2009-10-28

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It appears that the rehabilitation process of Tiger Woods has been anything but restful.

While trying to get his knee back in shape for a return to the PGA Tour in 2009, Woods said he's spent time helping his charitable foundation, keeping up with three golf course design projects and fulfilling sponsor obligations. The world's No. 1-ranked player still found time to take his daughter, Sam, to a Halloween party with his wife, Elin, and take in a Los Angeles Dodgers playoff game as well as sneak in a visit to Torrey Pines.

Woods said his knee is progressing. He had season-ending surgery in June, shortly after hobbling his way to a U.S. Open victory in a playoff against Rocco Mediate on the South Course at Torrey Pines.

"I'm working hard every day, and there have been no setbacks," Woods wrote in his regular newsletter. "I've actually started to do a little chipping and putting but no full swings. That's not going to happen until early next year."

Woods also announced his third golf course project: Punta Brava in Ensenada, Mexico, which is located about 65 miles south of San Diego.

"Like my other design projects, Punta Brava fits all the criteria I'm looking for when deciding to design a course," Woods wrote. "The site is spectacular. I knew during my first visit it would be an amazing project."

Woods said it's now up to him to create a "fantastic" design to take full advantage of the unique site.

"I like working with the land to design a course that is a good fit, so walking the site and thinking through the strategy and shaping of each hole are really important elements of my design process," Woods wrote. "Punta Brava is my first oceanfront design, and there are 17 tees and greens on the water. It's awesome."

Woods said he's looking forward to hosting the Chevron World Challenge presented by Bank of America. The tournament will be played Dec. 17-21 at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

"We're excited about our new partnerships and celebrating our 10th year," Woods wrote. "We have a young, competitive field so it should be a great week."