Woods: Getting back to his best
It's just a matter of winning the right four at the right time, so hopefully it will start this week for me.
Tiger Woods
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Having finally overcome his injury problems, Tiger Woods is now optimistic he can go on to achieve a Grand Slam of major titles this season.
The world number one has had eight months off since winning the US Open on one good leg in June.
His left knee was also troubling him at last year's Masters when he finished runner-up to South African Trevor Immelman.
Ireland's Padraig Harrington went on to win the last two majors in Woods' absence, but now the four-time Masters winner wants to re-establish himself as the world's best with the Grand Slam.
"Well, I know I can do it - I've done it," said Woods, who uniquely held all four major trophies after the second of his four Masters victories in 2001.
"It's hard for me to sit here and tell you that it can't be done because I've done it before.
"It's just a matter of winning the right four at the right time, so hopefully it will start this week for me.
"It's not going to be easy. It's hard to peak four straight times. There are a lot of factors that go into it - having your game come together, playing well at the right time and on top of that getting the right breaks.
"People don't realise, just one gust of wind here or there is a shot that you don't think could cost you the tournament on Thursday, but sometimes it does."
USPGA and Open champion Harrington is halfway towards what has been dubbed a 'Paddy Slam' and Woods admits he has been impressed with what he has seen.
"We all know he's been a wonderful player," he added. "You knew a first major was going to happen - he has the game to win more and, lo and behold, he wins two last year."
Fourteen-time Major winner Woods tees off in the penultimate group on Thursday alongside Stewart Cink and India's Jeev Milkha Singh for the opening two days, while Harrington will begin with Japan's Ryuji Imada and Canadian Mike Weir, the 2003 champion.
