Tiger Woods has supplied an surprising harm replace forward of the launch of his new TGL Golf League subsequent 12 months and the the 15-time Major champion could not resist have a pop at rival tour LIV on the similar time. All-time nice Woods has not swung a membership competitively since he was pressured to withdraw from the third spherical of The Masters at Augusta National again in April. He subsequently underwent a subtalar fusion on his proper ankle and has been recovering ever since.

Woods gave the impression to be limping when he made a go to to the WWT Championships in Mexico final weekend, which was performed on a course that he designed himself, however he gave the impression to be much more comfy when caddying for his son Charlie at a junior occasion in Florida final week.

Hopes have been raised that the American may return to motion at both the Hero World Challenge or PNC Championship subsequent month. Woods himself has now supplied some additional info on the state of his well being - however did not give any indication when he'll make his comeback.

In an announcement supplied to the Associated Press, he stated: “My ankle is fine. Where they fused my ankle, I have absolutely zero issue whatsoever. That pain is completely gone. It’s the other areas that have been compensated for.

“But all the surrounding areas are where I had all my problems and still do. You fix one, others have to become more hypermobile to get around it, and it can lead to some issues.”

Referring to his weekend exercise with son Charlie, he added: “I’m pretty sore after caddying for four days. It was a flat course, thank God.”

Long walks will not be a problem for Woods when his new TGL group golf competitors launches in January. The 47-year-old co-owns the operation with fellow PGA Tour star Rory McIlory, however as a substitute of traipsing round an extended course, the whole occasion is performed on a state-of-the-art simulator which will probably be housed in a purpose-built 2000-seater indoor area, alongside a particular chipping space and placing inexperienced.

Woods' participation within the inaugural occasion was assured after he was confirmed to be the co-owner and participant of a group known as Jupiter, named after the place he lives in Florida. After launching his new group, he was eager to level out the variations between TGL and the PGA's rival LIV Golf, which can also be team-based.

Woods stated: "Some of the stuff I've seen in LIV... I couldn't figure out what the hell was going on. Here it's very simple. Through its use of technology, TGL is a modern twist of traditional golf and ultimately will make the sport I love more accessible.

"Having the chance to not solely compete, but in addition personal a group to symbolize Jupiter is an thrilling subsequent chapter for me. I count on Jupiter Links GC to showcase the golf tradition of my hometown as we compete in opposition to the perfect gamers on the earth.

"Generally, golf takes about five or six hours to play. In today's world, with all of our smartphones, it is hard for anybody to go five to six hours without looking at their phones. So the shorter the time, the better it is."