Woods, paired with old rival Phil Mickelson and U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell at this week's WGC Cadillac Championship, said his main problem was translating his practice form into consistent tournament rounds. Asked why he was not therefore entering more tournaments, the 35-year-old told reporters: "Because I have a family. I'm divorced. If you've been divorced with kids you'd understand."

He is playing in just his fourth tournament of the year and has only one more tournament lined up -- at Bay Hill later this month -- before the U.S. Masters, which starts on April 7. Woods, who has two young children from his marriage to Swede Elin Nordegren, last won a title at the 2009 Australian Masters.

That title was before Woods's well-documented marital troubles, which ended in divorce in August and forced him to take a break. The 14-times major winner has fallen from the top spot to fifth in the world rankings, his lowest position since the week before he won the 1997 U.S. Masters.

"I'm seeing some really good signs. Unfortunately I just haven't been able to carry it to the golf course yet at a consistent level," he said.

"I hit spurts of it where it is really good and then I lose it for a while. "Unfortunately when I lose it for a while, I also don't get up-and-down at times for easy shots, so (that) just kind of adds to it."Woods is working on his swing and other technical aspects of his game with coach Sean Foley but said his problem area is not just related to his much discussed difficulties off the tee. "It could be pitch shots as well because I have to change everything -- it's the whole release pattern," he said.

"It is a release, how I release the putter, how I release the short game, how I release irons, drivers, they are all related. You just can't have one swing and not have another -- they are all interrelated. "It's just something I have had to change and you know, it takes time."Despite his win drought, Woods said he was not frustrated or lacking in confidence.