Tiger Woods recently made an appearance on the SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and spoke about his physical health. He said that he is feeling quite healthy and that he is very excited to return to competitive golf.

Woods has been away for a while, recovering from back injuries that have kept him from the PGA Tour and the Ryder Cup since August.

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"I feel great," Woods said. "I feel really, really good. It's great to be back out here competing again. I've missed it quite a bit."

Woods will be turning 39 this month, but despite the age, said that the recovery from his back issues has allowed him to ramp up practice sessions on the range and that he is hopeful his newly-improved game will reap some rewards.

"I'm excited that I have this much time off to obviously heal and get stronger and get my game in order for next year," said Woods, whose season was halted by March 31 back surgery and another back injury in August.

He went on to say that he went through a period recently wherein he was not able to practice a lot.

However, Woods admitted in the interview that he was finally hitting as many balls as he needed to work on his game ahead of this week's Hero World Challenge, his annual tournament that raises funds for the Tiger Woods Foundation.

In 2014, Woods played only eight times worldwide after undergoing surgery to alleviate a disk issue. This forced him to miss the U.S. Masters Open.

He then took more months off, and after missing the cut for the PGA Championship following another back issue, said that he would take more time off to get stronger.

For his return to practice, he announced two weeks ago that he has brought in Dallas-based Chris Como to help work on his swing.

The Hero World Challenge, an 18-man field of top-50 players, is set to begin Thursday morning. 

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