In his first news conference since his devastating car crash in February, Tiger Woods said he doesn’t have it in him to compete full-time on the PGA Tour anymore but plans to compete in a handful of tournaments each year.

“I don't foresee this leg ever being what it used to be. Hence, I'll never have the back what it used to be. And clock's ticking. I'm getting older; I'm not getting any younger,” Woods, 45, said in the Bahamas ahead of this week's Hero World Challenge, which he's not competing in.

“So all that combined means that a full schedule and full practice schedule and the recovery that it would take to do that — no, I don't have any desire to do that. But to ramp up for a few events a year … there's no reason why I can't do that and feel ready.”

Woods first revealed his plans to return to golf part-time in an interview with Golf Digest published online Monday.

The 15-time major champion said Tuesday he’s not yet sure when he’ll compete again.

“As far as playing at the tour level, I don’t know when that’s going to happen,” he said. “ … To see some of my shots fall out of the sky a lot shorter than they used to is a little eye-opening. But at least I’m able to do it again. That's something that for a while there it didn't look like I was going to be able to participate in the sport of golf. Now, to what level? I do not know that.”

On Feb. 23, Woods was involved in a single-car crash in Rolling Hills Estates, California, about 26 miles southwest of downtown Los Angeles. He suffered comminuted open fractures to both the tibia and fibula in his right leg, as well as foot and ankle injuries. He faced the possibility of his leg being amputated.

Police estimate Woods was driving 84-87 mph in a 45-mph zone when he crashed his Genesis SUV. The vehicle struck a raised median, mowed down a wooden sign, drove through opposing lanes, hit a tree and then rolled over, authorities said. The golf superstar was not charged in the crash, and police said there were no signs of impairment.

When asked Tuesday what he remembers about the crash, Woods declined to discuss it, saying only: “All those answers have been been answered in the investigation. So you can read about all that there in the police report.”

Woods told police he didn’t remember driving before the crash. He was so distraught that he believed he was in Florida when emergency responders arrived.

He, however, was candid about his recovery. He spent three weeks in the hospital and three months in a hospital-style bed. He said “just laying there” was the most difficult part of the weeks that followed the harrowing episode, calling it a “milestone” when he was finally healthy enough to be pushed outside in a wheelchair so he could feel the warmth of the sun. 

Woods joked that he didn’t realize just how big his house was until he had to move around it on crutches. 

“There were times where I had to take breaks, but I tell you what, though, there's a point in time when my triceps got pretty jacked,” he said. “So that was that was a lot of fun.”

Woods said there “dark moments” but his family and friends helped him get through it. 

“I'm on the better side of it, but I still got a long way to go,” he said.

Before the crash, Woods had undergone five knee and five back surgeries and, against all odds, returned to win the Masters in 2019.

He seemed resigned Tuesday to the fact that he has probably won his last major.

“I don't see that type of trend going forward for me,” Woods said. “I won't have the opportunity to practice given the condition of my leg. … It’s going to have to be a different way of doing it, and that's OK. And I'm at peace with that. I've made the climb enough times.”