Tiger Woods has a self-imposed SEX BAN for the Masters, reveals a friend as the 15-time Major winner sharpens his focus on Augusta: 'He does that until the tournament is over'

Tiger Woods has banned himself from having sex until after the Masters.

A friend of Woods told The New York Post: 'He's working really hard in the gym. He's eating right. He's even eliminated sex.

'He does that now when he's preparing: no sex until the tournament is over. He doesn't want anything to take away his focus.'

The 48-year-old is currently single after a bitter split from ex-girlfriend Erica Herman last year. 

The Masters is held April 11-14 and Woods flew to Georgia last week for a practice round ahead of the tournament that he has won five times.

It came days after Woods was reunited with his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, at a ceremony for their son Charlie, who had won a high school state golf championship in Florida.

Woods, 48, was married to Swedish model Nordegren, 44, for six years before divorcing in 2010, when the golf legend's infamous cheating scandal left their marriage in ruins. 

Before going their separate ways, they welcomed two children together in Charlie, now 15, and daughter Samantha, 16 - with Nordegren going on to have a fourth son, Arthur, with former NFL star Jordan Cameron in December 2019

Woods last played golf at the Genesis Open at Riviera in mid-February, but withdrew midway through citing stomach issues, which was later confirmed to be influenza. 

At least year's tournament in Augusta, Woods withdrew due to struggles with plantar fasciitis and subsequently underwent surgery in New York.

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