The left knee that caused Woods to miss the British Open and the second half of last year is no longer an issue. Woods said that’s one reason he is driving the ball so well, which was evident at Congressional.

Swing coach Hank Haney will travel to Orlando, Fla., this week to work with Woods. They won’t be able to mimic links conditions, how the ball reacts not only in crosswinds, but when it hits the ground.

“Just making sure that you can flight your ball and making sure you can maneuver it both ways efficiently,” Woods said of his practice sessions. “Because over there, you don’t know what kind of weather you’re going to get.”

A victory would give him 15 majors, although he is pursuing Jack Nicklaus and his 18 majors, not Federer and his 15.

“Our playing career is a little bit longer than theirs,” Woods said. “So I’ve got one good thing there.”

Sunday was the second time this year that Woods and Federer have won on the same day. He was a few minutes late getting to the practice range at the Memorial last month because he wanted to see the end of the French Open, which Federer won to complete the Grand Slam. More text messages followed, and Woods rallied from five shots behind.

There’s one big difference between their victories, however.

“He won the French and I won Memorial, so it was kind of, ’Let’s do it on the same day. Let’s do it again today,”’ Woods said. “His are a hell of a lot bigger than mine, though. He won two Slams, and I won two tour events. Hopefully, I can get the majors now.”

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