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Tiger Woods is back on the course, about five weeks after he had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

“I got the clearance last week to start full practice, and so I played nine holes the other day,” Woods told Michael Strahan in an interview aired Friday on “Good Morning America.”

“It’s sore, yeah, but now I can start lifting and getting my muscle back and getting my weight up.”

.@TigerWoods is back on top of his game, so @michaelstrahan thought it would be a good time to challenge the golf great to an epic re-match.

The golf legend talks #NexusCup, his legacy and what he wants his kids to learn from him. https://t.co/i9rZzYNwW0 pic.twitter.com/Mz4Zz9fJ7X

— Good Morning America (@GMA) September 27, 2019

The surgery was to repair cartilage damage that was described as minor.

Woods has had five knee surgeries.

He is expected to play at the first-even Zozo Championship in Japan, set for Oct. 24-27. He also is scheduled to play earlier that week in a skins tournament with Rory McIlroy, Hideki Matsuyama and Jason Day.

He will captain the United States team at the 2019 Presidents Cup in Australia later this year and hasn’t ruled out adding himself to the team as a captain’s pick.

Woods, 43, concluded his 2019 PGA season on Aug. 18 with a tied-for-37th finish at the BMW Championship. He finished the campaign ranked No. 42 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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