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Tiger Woods aims to return to playing competitive golf on the PGA Tour, saying Wednesday that he's fighting to get back into physical shape. Unfortunately, the progress isn't happening as quickly as Woods had hoped. 

"I wish I could tell you when I'm playing again. I want to know, but I don't," Woods said Wednesday at ahead of the 2022 Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, where he serves as tournament host. "My golf activity has been very limited. I can chip and putt really well, hit short irons very well, but I haven't done any of the long stuff seriously." 

Woods suffered serious injuries during his single-car accident outside Los Angeles one year ago this month, and his road to recovery has been bumpy. At times, it's been difficult for Woods to even walk the course to the extent he'd need in order to compete in a PGA Tour event. 

"What's frustrating is, with my timetable, I want to be at a certain place," Woods said. "... I'm getting better, yes, but not at the speed and rate that I'd like." 

While Woods was uncertain about whether he would be able to compete in any major championships -- or any other PGA Tour events -- in 2022, he left no doubt that he still plans to make a return to competitive golf. 

"Will I come back? Yes. Will I come back and play a full schedule? No," Woods explained. "That will never happen again. I can play certain events here and there, but on a full-time level, no, that will never happen again.

"Pick and choose my events, whether they're majors or other events, I can do something like that, but come back and playing the tour, yes. But not on a full-time basis."