Seventeen months after his last tournament, after a long absence due to back surgery and then a serious road accident in February 2021, where he almost had his leg amputated, Tiger Woods returned to the greens last week. passed during the Augusta Masters. The 46-year-old golfer, author of a very good first round (71, 1 under par) and a very correct second round (74), managed to pass the cut, but had a difficult weekend, with a card of 78 Saturday and Sunday. He took the 47th place finish, 13 strokes behind the winner Scottie Scheffler. Asked at a press conference about the rest of his season, the Californian admitted that he could no longer play full time, because of this leg which often makes him suffer “ The rehabilitation of my leg is difficult. There are days when I just can’t do anything. I’m in pain, that’s all. There have been more difficult days than easy ones, and I just have to live with them. Ice baths, recovery sessions several times a day, it really sucks. It’s exhausting. »
Woods: ‘We’ll see what this body can do’
This is why Tiger Woods will only devote himself to the most important tournaments: “I don’t know if I will play the USPGA (the second Major of the season, from May 22, editor’s note) in Southern Hills (in the Oklahoma, editor’s note) or not. But I’m looking forward to St. Andrews (in Scotland, where the British Open will be held from July 17, editor’s note). It is something that is very near and dear to my heart. I won two Opens there. It is the home of golf. It’s my favorite golf course in the world. So, I’ll be there for that one. Between the two, I don’t know, I’ll try. There’s definitely – I’ll try to prepare for Southern Hills, and we’ll see what this body is capable of. »
