Tiger Woods happy to be back at the U.S. Open, where he has won so often

Southampton, N.Y. • A year ago, while watching the U.S. Open on television as he recovered from another back surgery, Tiger Woods had no idea if he’d ever compete again in what he calls “our national championship.”On Tuesday, he spoke about playing Shinnecock Hills as an opportunity to add to his three U.S. Open titles, but also as filling a hole in his existence after skipping the last two. This is his 20th U.S. Open.“I missed playing the U.S. Open,” Woods sai