India, Dec. 2 -- Tiger Woods was back on a golf course, but not how millions of his fans want him to.

It's been six weeks since Woods had a lumbar disc replacement surgery, and in his first press conference since then, at the Hero World Challenge that benefits his foundation, the most successful golfer in the history of the sport said he did not have any timeline for a comeback.

The good news is that the 15-time major champion started chipping and putting about a week ago. From here, to getting back to the swing speed that he requires to compete against some of the best in the game today, will be a long, arduous road.

"I don't know. I just started to chip and putt and I just started to lift in the gym. A disc replacement takes time. It...