World No.1 Dustin Johnson has low expectations ahead of his first competitive appearance since being forced to withdraw from the Masters last month.
Johnson, who was the pre-tournament favourite after winning his previous three events, suffered a back injury in what he termed a ''freak accident'' at his rented house in Augusta on the eve of the year's first major.
The US Open champion slipped on a small set of stairs as he went to move his car and landed heavily on his back and left elbow.
He was able to complete a warm-up on the range ahead of the first round under the watchful eye of coach Butch Harmon and looked set to compete, only to suddenly leave the first tee and head back into the clubhouse.
The 32-year-old returns to action at this week's Wells Fargo Championship.
"I'm good to go. I haven't practised much the last few weeks, obviously I had to rest and it was sore for a while - a lot longer than I thought it would be" he told the Golf Channel.
"But I practised a little bit last week and am looking forward to getting back out here and playing again. I don't really have much expectations but I'm feeling good, I feel like I am swinging really well so we'll just have to see what happens.
"It was tough to watch (the Masters) but I couldn't do anything else - I was still laying on the couch. I wanted to be there playing, I was playing the best golf of my career leading into the Masters so I didn't want to watch it on TV, but things happen and I'm back out here playing now.
"I've got a good few weeks coming up and then the US Open so I've got a lot of tournaments ahead of me."
Share
