Tiger 'at peace' after frustrating year

Tiger Woods has revealed at that he is "more at peace" with his life following a difficult year on and off the golf course, and he is now hoping to re-establish himself as a major force in the sport.
The American faces the prospect of losing the No. 1 ranking he has held for five years before returning to action at the HSBC Champions event in China early next month.
But the 34-year-old, who divorced wife Elin Nordegren in August following his admitted infidelities, is encouraged by his improved form on the final day of the Ryder Cup earlier this month as he implements further changes to his technique.

"I'm a lot more at peace now. Everyone's getting used to the new living conditions. The kids are adjusting. I think everyone's certainly more at peace, and so am I, too," he told reporters on Tuesday at a press conference for December's Chevron World Challenge tournament, which he hosts.
"I learned a lot about myself, and I learned how things went wrong, why they went wrong, and had to take a pretty deep and introspective look at myself, and there weren't a lot of things I liked about it.
"But I had to do it, and I did it and I'm grateful that I did. I think that I come from a much better place, much more grounded place now than I ever have before."
Woods is working on a new playing technique with swing coach Sean Foley as he seeks to bounce back from a stop-start season that saw him finish fourth on his return at the Masters in April, but then miss the cut for just the sixth time in his career at the Quail Hollow PGA Tour event before taking time out to rest a neck problem.
Another top-five finish at the U.S. Open was followed by a disappointing 23rd-placing at the British Open and then the worst four-round score of his career at the Bridgestone Invitational.
Woods was given a wildcard selection for the Ryder Cup by captain Corey Pavin and won three of his four matches in Wales, including a dominant singles win over Francesco Molinari that helped set up a tense finale before Europe edged home to regain the trophy.
"I've had two teachers this year and I've had a stretch where I didn't work with anybody. A lot of different things were going on on and off the golf course," he said.
"All in all it was a long, frustrating year, but in the end it turned out that everything's headed in a positive direction now.
"I've gotten into this system working with Sean -- when I get it going well, I'm really starting to swing well and I'm hitting the ball farther. Hitting the ball farther than I ever thought I would.

"I don't have it all dialed in yet. But I figured if I could play the way I did in the singles match, which I hadn't done that all year, that's a positive sign."