Donald Trump talks with Tiger Woods after the latter won the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship.

Tiger Woods says Donald Trump hits a big ball on the golf course.

The former world No 1 played with the United States President-elect at the latter's course in West Palm Beach, Florida, two days before Christmas last year.

He took to the blog on his website to express how taken aback he was by the 70-year-old's form.

REUTERS Tiger Woods talks with Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka after winning the 2013 WGC-Cadillac Championship in Florida.

"What most impressed me was how far he hits the ball at 70 years old. He takes a pretty good lash," Tiger said.

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"We didn't have a match and played for fun. I was testing drivers and fairway woods, and changed some settings. I think he enjoyed seeing the difference in shots when you experiment."

Although things didn't get competitive on the course, Woods said there still a fair amount of banter shared while they played.

"Our discussion topics were wide-ranging; it was fun. We both enjoyed the bantering, bickering and needling."

The round took his tally of US Presidents played with to four, as Trump joined George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama as the one-time leaders of the Free World lucky enough to have played with the one-time leader of the golf world.

He also revealed in the blog that when he was Ryder Cup vice-captain during the US's win in 2016, his team-mates surprised him with a Trump-inspired gesture.

"They got me good in the team room Friday night. It was hot, and they all wore these red, white and blue onesies with 'USA' on the front, a gift from Rickie Fowler.

"Zach Johnson stood up and thanked me for my contributions to the game. He had given every player a red T-shirt, which they wore under the onesies. They all stood, unzipped the front, and the T-shirt read, 'MAKE TIGER GREAT AGAIN'."

Trump's election slogan was "Make America Great Again".

As for the world No 654's comeback this year, he said he was feeling good after playing his first competitive round in more than 15 months at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas last December.

Woods finished 15th in a field of 18 at that tournament, although he revealed it wasn't all smooth sailing in the Caribbean.

"All three of us [my children Sam and Charlie] got blitzed by a virus, and it kicked our butts. I didn't know how much energy I would have, and I ran out of gas all four days.

"That was my biggest concern. If I just had to play the event, totally cool. But I had to host and do a bunch of other things outside the normal golf tournament, which is fine, but draining."

He will start this year's comeback at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego on January 26.

"I am working hard to sharpen my game for 2017, and my goal is simple: to win," Woods wrote.

Despite that, he admitted there were times when he thought he would never play competitive golf again.

"I know many people doubted whether I would play competitive golf again, and to be honest, even I wasn't sure.

"A year ago at Hero [World Challenge], I was asked the question and gave a completely different answer. But after a year of working harder than I've ever worked to get back, I knew it was possible."