Tiger Woods is about six weeks into his recovery after undergoing knee surgery following his mind-boggling U.S. Open victory in mid-June. Since the operation, however, he’s basically gone underground, only surfacing to promote his PGA Tour event, the AT & T National, and yesterday, to talk to ESPN RADIO’s Scott Van Pelt.

Woods admits to being months away from returning to competitive golf, but he’s making progress; according to the ASSOCIATED PRESS, he’s now able to ride a stationary bike, and although he’s physically able to putt, he says he has “absolutely no interest.”

Which is also how he feels about watching golf, too.

Woods said he only watched the last two holes of the British Open, which Padraig Harrington won at Royal Birkdale. And he said he probably won’t watch any of the PGA Championship this week.

“This one is more frustrating because I’m the two-time defending champion,” Woods said.

Tiger added, “Plus, I really don’t have the stomach to watch Phil Mickelson build a seemingly insurmountable lead heading into the final round only to squander it in spectacular fashion.”*

Woods did say that he won’t be hitting balls until some point next year, and his return is at least five months off. Initial estimates had him missing nine or 10 months, but the amazing healing powers of Gatorade cut his recovery time almost in half. Incredible.

Unfortunately, the magic elixir can’t fix everything:

“It’s a frustrating process for any athlete who’s ever gone through it, to be at the top of the game, moving around, and all of a sudden, going to the bathroom is one of the hardest things to do,” he said. “It’s been a struggle. It’s also been a great learning experience.”

Too bad Tiger doesn’t have an endorsement deal with Depend. It could’ve saved him the hassle of actually getting up to relieve himself.

* complete fabrication