WINDERMERE, Fla. -- Tiger Woods said Monday that he's in "no hurry" to look for a new swing coach.
Woods, who hasn't played since missing the cut at the PGA Championship, parted ways in August with his most recent coach, Sean Foley.
"As of right now, no I'm not (looking for a new coach)," Woods said Monday at Isleworth Golf and Country Club during a news conference for the Hero World Challenge, which will be played at the course Dec. 4-7. This is the first year the tournament will be played at Isleworth after moving from Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks, Calif., and with Hero MotoCorp as the title sponsor.
Woods also said Monday that he has yet to pick up a golf club since the PGA Championship, although he has been working in the gym, trying to regain the physical form that he had before his back surgery in April.
"Golf-wise, (I've done) nothing," said Woods, who underwent microdiscectomy surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his back. He missed the Masters and U.S. Open among other events and returned to action in June at the AT&T National before making just three cuts in four starts.
"I haven't swung a golf club yet, just shallow swing without a club. But I've been busting my butt in the gym pretty hard."
Woods said that he's past the strength phase in his conditioning, and now he's working on getting his explosiveness back.
"I want to be back where I used to be," Woods said. "I want to get that speed back again."
As for whether he felt he returned to action too early after the surgery, Tiger said he "felt good enough to do it. The unfortunate part was I couldn't maintain the conditioning. ... Eventually the game started to deteriorate. I wasn't in good enough shape to maintain it."
Woods is expected to return to action for the World Challenge and dismissed any idea of playing before that.
"Would I like to play? Yes," Woods said. "But I'm not physically ready for it yet."
As for next year's schedule: "If I don't have any setbacks or any pain, I foresee a very full schedule next year," Woods said.
Last week, Rory McIlroy said that Woods and Phil Mickelson were in the "last few holes" of their careers. Monday, Woods laughed at the comments.
"I thought it was funny," Woods said. "Phil has less holes to play than I do. It's a reality. We're all older. I've been out here for a while, Phil's been out here for a while. ... It's part of the aging process."
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