Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he's not close to being physically ready to play in PGA Tour tournaments and has a "long way to go" before he's able to compete against the world's best golfers again. Woods,

Tiger Woods expressed disappointment on Tuesday at the delay in finalizing a PGA Tour-LIV Golf merger but said "things are moving" in the bid to bridge the global divide in men's golf.Woods noted any agreement between the US PGA Tour and the Saudi Public Investment Fund -- backers of the breakaway LIV Golf circuit -- would still require approval from the US Department of Justice's anti-trust division.

Though part of the negotiations himself, Tiger Woods said he thought “something more concrete” would have been forged by now.

Tiger Woods could not offer much of a timetable Tuesday on PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf or his own future as a player. Woods is the tournament host of the Hero World Challenge this week,

Tiger Woods said the sweeping changes made to the PGA Tour’s competitive structure will ultimately enhance the product for fans. Last month, the PGA Tour announced plans to overhaul its ecosystem that include shrinking tournament field sizes,

Tiger Woods admitted he is frustrated at the lack of progress in the ongoing merger talks between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, with the Department of Justice still to rubber-stamp the deal