(CNN)He may be battling time, an ailing body and a raft of young guns inspired by his past heroics, but Tiger Woods is once again the talk of the town ahead of the 83rd Masters at Augusta this week. The fact is, Woods is the hot topic any time he tees it up at Augusta — four Green Jackets in a devastating spell from 1997 to 2005 are proof enough of his credentials. Plus, in the 10 Masters he has played since that last win, he has finished out of the top six only three times. The question that put a smile on @TigerWoods’ face today. #themasters pic.twitter.com/hAaMGZZCs6— Masters Tournament (@TheMasters) April 9, 2019 But this year, Woods is the fittest he has been in years after spine-fusion surgery in 2017 halted what threatened to be a sad demise to a remarkable career, and he is forging a fresh era into his 40s off the back of an 80th PGA Tour title and first victory since 2013 at the season-ending Tour Championship in September. “I’ve got a pretty good library in my head of how to play the golf course,” said Woods, who last year also briefly led the Open…