After injuring his knee in last month’s Masters and withdrawing after just nine holes in this month’s Players Championship, Tiger Woods says he plans on playing in next month’s U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Md.

Woods said that he came back too early following the injury to play in The Players Championship. He does feel that his knee is improving. ”I’m a lot better off,” Woods said. “I feel that in the next week or so, I can start getting back toward that and start practicing pain free. That’s where I’m at.”

He also touched on not being ranked in the world’s top 10 for the first time in 14  years. “I haven’t played. It’s one of the reasons I’ve fallen as far as I have,” Woods said. “When I did play, I haven’t played well. Winning takes care of all of that.”

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