Tiger Woods insists he is unconcerned by comments that he is "beatable" as he prepares for the World Match Play Championship.
The former world number one is looking for his fourth title in Arizona this week and will kick of his campaign with a clash against Spain's Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano on Wednesday.
The 14-time major winner looks like he is returning to somewhere near his best form after encouraging performances towards the end of 2011 and two solid displays this year.
But he has yet to rediscover the form that gave him an air of invincibility for so long.
The 36-year-old crashed out of the tournament to Thomas Bjorn at the first round stage 12 months ago and Fernandez-Castano has already stated that he feels the American "is not at his best and can be beaten."
Woods played down the comments and admits that, after such a long time in the spotlight, it is all like water of a duck's back.
"It used to motivate me quite a bit when I was younger, but as I've matured and gone beyond that it's just an opinion," he said. "It's their prerogative (to talk), what matters is how I go out and play and how I'm progressing in my game.
"At the end of the day when I'm retired, I think I will have mastered a pretty good record."