Tiger Woods marks his return to competitive golf action when he tees off at the Hero World Challenge in Florida this weekend after four months out.

The assumption is that injuries and loss of form have hit the 14-time Major winner to the point that he can forget about adding to his haul of achievements.

However, he has analysed his swing and that could impact his game positively.

"It seems that he's in a pretty good place right now. He sounds very positive," two-time US Open winner Andy North told Off The Ball today.

"Can he play like he used to? I don't know but I think having gone through the last two or three years of struggling with health, and if all of a sudden he can be really healthy, I would think that would be a real positive point mentally and he would be really excited about playing golf." 

North also does not think the age of 40 is a barrier to more success for 39-year-old Woods, if he can remain focused.