<p class="title">Tiger Woods believes he can still catch Jack Nicklaus and his record of 18 major titles after ending a decade-long drought with a win for the ages at Augusta National.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 43-year-old stunned the sporting world this month by completing an epic comeback from spinal fusion surgery to capture his 15th major and his first since the 2008 US Open.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A 2009 sex scandal followed by knee and back injuries that required seven operations had led to a prolonged wait to add another major title to his honours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But his fairytale fifth green jacket has put Woods firmly back in pursuit of the all-time record of 18 major wins by Nicklaus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I always thought it was possible, if I had everything go my way," Woods said in an interview with streaming service GOLFTV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It took him an entire career to get to 18, so now that I've had another extension to my career -- one that I didn't think I had a couple of years ago -- if I do things correctly and everything falls my way, yeah, it's a possibility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm never going to say it's not. Except for a couple of years ago when I couldn't walk.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now I just need to have a lot of things go my way, and who's to say that it will or will not happen? That's what the future holds, I don't know. The only thing I can promise you is this: that I will be prepared."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Woods prevailed by one stroke on a dramatic final day at Augusta, remarkably his first major victory in which he did not lead after 54 holes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It went from a one-horse race with all of us kind of chasing Francesco Molinari, to now Pandora's box is now opened up playing 13, where right now there's at least seven with a legitimate chance to win the tournament with six holes to go," Woods recalled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked whether his achievement had sunk in, he replied: "No, honestly it hasn't. It's hard to believe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Every now and again, I'll look over there on the couch and there's the jacket. Yeah, I did pull it off."</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was the first time daughter Sam Alexis, 11, and son Charlie, 10, had seen their famous father win a major title except in videos.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The moment allowed Woods, who famously hugged his late father Earl off the 18th green at Augusta after his first major win in 1997, to re-enact the moment but this time as the father, hugging his kids.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They never knew golf to be a good thing in my life and only the only thing they remember is that it brought this incredible amount of pain to their dad," said Woods.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And so to now have them see this side of it, the side that I've experienced for so many years of my life, but I had a battle to get back to this point, and it feels good."</p>
<p class="title">Tiger Woods believes he can still catch Jack Nicklaus and his record of 18 major titles after ending a decade-long drought with a win for the ages at Augusta National.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 43-year-old stunned the sporting world this month by completing an epic comeback from spinal fusion surgery to capture his 15th major and his first since the 2008 US Open.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A 2009 sex scandal followed by knee and back injuries that required seven operations had led to a prolonged wait to add another major title to his honours.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But his fairytale fifth green jacket has put Woods firmly back in pursuit of the all-time record of 18 major wins by Nicklaus.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I always thought it was possible, if I had everything go my way," Woods said in an interview with streaming service GOLFTV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It took him an entire career to get to 18, so now that I've had another extension to my career -- one that I didn't think I had a couple of years ago -- if I do things correctly and everything falls my way, yeah, it's a possibility.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm never going to say it's not. Except for a couple of years ago when I couldn't walk.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Now I just need to have a lot of things go my way, and who's to say that it will or will not happen? That's what the future holds, I don't know. The only thing I can promise you is this: that I will be prepared."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Woods prevailed by one stroke on a dramatic final day at Augusta, remarkably his first major victory in which he did not lead after 54 holes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It went from a one-horse race with all of us kind of chasing Francesco Molinari, to now Pandora's box is now opened up playing 13, where right now there's at least seven with a legitimate chance to win the tournament with six holes to go," Woods recalled.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Asked whether his achievement had sunk in, he replied: "No, honestly it hasn't. It's hard to believe.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Every now and again, I'll look over there on the couch and there's the jacket. Yeah, I did pull it off."</p>.<p class="bodytext">It was the first time daughter Sam Alexis, 11, and son Charlie, 10, had seen their famous father win a major title except in videos.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The moment allowed Woods, who famously hugged his late father Earl off the 18th green at Augusta after his first major win in 1997, to re-enact the moment but this time as the father, hugging his kids.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"They never knew golf to be a good thing in my life and only the only thing they remember is that it brought this incredible amount of pain to their dad," said Woods.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"And so to now have them see this side of it, the side that I've experienced for so many years of my life, but I had a battle to get back to this point, and it feels good."</p>