Tiger Woods breaks silence on health earlier than return as he shares LIV shock
Tiger Woods has admitted to being ‘rusty’ forward of his return to golf this week, seven months after present process ankle surgical procedure. While giving an replace on his health, the 15-times main champion additionally expressed his shock on the ‘framework settlement’ introduced in June between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf – earlier than sending a warning that the December 30 deadline to finalise a deal was quick approaching.
Woods has not hit a ball competitively since he was compelled to withdraw from the third spherical of The Masters at Augusta National in April.
The 47-year-old subsequently underwent a subtalar fusion on his proper ankle and has been recovering ever since. But he’ll return to motion on Thursday when he strains up alongside fellow American Justin Thomas within the first spherical of the Hero World Challenge at Albany Golf Club in The Bahamas.
Speaking to reporters in a pre-event press convention on Tuesday, Woods admitted that he wasn’t fairly positive what to anticipate from himself on his much-anticipated return to motion.
He mentioned: “My game feels very rusty. I haven’t played in a while. I’m not concerned about walking it [the course]. I don’t have any of that ankle pain. That’s all gone. But it’s the other parts of my body. My knee hurts, my back. The force has got to go somewhere. I’m just as curious as you to see how this goes.”
As a part of his restoration, Woods has been caddying for his son Charlie at competitions and over time has discovered that he has been ready to deal with carry to load of a golf bag alongside the work he has been doing within the fitness center.
He will goal showing in half a dozen tour occasions subsequent season, which is able to inevitably embody golf’s 4 majors.
With Woods out of the image for seven months, reporters got a primary actual likelihood to quiz the worldwide sports activities icon on the PGA Tour’s bombshell announcement again in June, when it was confirmed {that a} merger with the Saudi-funded LIV Golf League had been agreed in precept.
Ask what his response to the announcement was, Woods mentioned: “I would say that my reaction was surprise. A lot of the players were taken back by it, what had happened and so quickly without any input or information about it. It was just thrown out there.
“We had been very annoyed with what had occurred and we took steps going ahead to make sure that we [the players] weren’t going to be disregarded of the method like we had been. And so a part of that course of was placing me on the board.
“I’m pleased with how the process has evolved but frustrated at the speed of some of the governance change. December 31st is coming very quickly and people are working tirelessly to make sure we have the best deal for the entire PGA Tour.”