Woods: 'We need to do something about the golf ball'

Tiger Woods has joined Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player in opposition to technological advances concerning golf balls.

Woods, who recently announced he'll return to competitive golf at the end of November, says better players and changes to golf balls have led to increased distances off the tee, making certain courses on the PGA Tour obsolete.

"We need to do something about the golf ball," Woods told Geno Auriemma's podcast "Holding Court." "I just think it's going too far because we're having to build golf courses - if they want to have a championship venue, they've got to be 7,400 to 7,800 yards long. And if the game keeps progressing the way it is with technology, I think the 8,000-yard golf course is not too far away."

When the 14-time major champion played his first full season on the PGA Tour in 1997, John Daly was the longest driver, averaging 302 yards off the tee. Last season, 31 players averaged 302 yards or more on tour.

"That's pretty scary because we don't have enough property to start designing these types of golf courses," added Woods.

In October, Ross Fisher and Co. torched St. Andrews in the final round of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, causing Player to tweet he was "sad" to see the scores posted at the Old Course.