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Woods focused on wining first part of Grand Slam at Augusta

09/04/2008

Tiger Woods hopes to seal the first part of a possible Grand Slam with a win at the US Masters in Augusta this week.

The world number one is confident he can achieve the feat this year having come in to some excellent form recently.

Woods has held all four Major titles at the same time in the past, but has not won them all in the same season yet to be able to claim an official Grand Slam.

Having not won at Augusta since 2005 the 32-year-old is keen to get back to wining ways this week.

"I'm the only one who has done it before, right, in the modern configuration," said Woods.

"I've done it and I just love winning. I love mixing it up with the guys. This major is so important to all of us. I don't understand how you can like losing."

"I've won plenty of tournaments. I've just got to win the right four at the right time," he added.

Woods had won all the tournaments he had entered this season up until the World Golf Championship event two weeks ago but has already put that blemish out of his mind.

He said: "You have to put whatever happened in the past behind you and be focused and ready for another week.

But Woods has not forgotten letting last season's Masters slip from his grasp during the final round and is keen to make amends.

He explained: "I didn't finish my rounds last year. I made some mistakes and some bogeys on the last holes and you can't do that. That's the difference between winning and losing."

Woods is aiming to secure 14th Major title of his career – a record which is second only to Jack Nicklaus who won 18 Majors during his career.