Tiger Woods to attend Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne

And the former world number one has given the best indication so far. That's exactly what he wants to be when the event returns to Royal Melbourne next year.

Woods was chosen as captain for the March Biennale, after undergoing a spinal fusion operation in November, before an astonishing revival including a PGA Tour end-of-season championship win.

After climbing from 666 in 2017 to 13 in the world, Woods was also selected for Team USA at the Ryder Cup in September.

However, he did not win a match and conceded that the long letter of the year had had a negative impact.

But now, Woods, 42, said he intends to become the first captain of the Presidents Cup since Hale Irwin in 1994 and try to lead his team to victory.

"God, I hope so. Last night I had a look at the points and I was ninth. So I would ask the captain to pick a pick, "said Woods at a ceremony held Wednesday in the United States.

"I really hope to be a game captain, really."

Woods said he wanted to train the team with points and not have to use his captain's choice to select himself.

He is already ahead of players like Masters Champion Patrick Reed and Rickie Fowler in the Presidents Cup standings. The last teams will only have been selected later next year for the December 2019 event.

The 14-time major winner will travel to Melbourne next December to study the Royal Melbourne layout and develop other plans for his team.

But Woods, who made his Presidents Cup debut in Melbourne in 1998, the only match won by the international team, is fully aware of how he could handle both the captain and roles similar to those of Irwin .

"He stayed outside in the morning and then played in the afternoons to be able to control the pairs and perform the pairs and submit them then he would play in the afternoons," Woods said.

"Then he played his first match in singles on Sunday."

Woods and international team captain Ernie Els has already agreed to slightly change the format of the competition, which could help the American skipper to play.

Players must only play one of the four team sessions before the singles on Sunday, when all players play instead of two.

Meanwhile, Woods blamed fatigue on his sad form of the Ryder Cup, citing a lack of physical preparation after a demanding return after an injury.

Woods lost all four Ryder Cup games in Paris last month, while the United States was crushed from 17.5 to 10.5 by an unbridled Europe.

"It was just a cumulative effect of the entire season," Woods said.

"I was tired because I was not trained for that. I had not brought all that back to play golf and, in addition, cope with heat, fatigue and weight loss. "

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