Tiger Woods: "Right now it feels like I will play"

AUGUST, GEORGIA On Tuesday came almost the positive message that the golf world has longed for. Tiger Woods believes he will play The Masters Tournament at Augusta National.
– Right now it feels like I’m playing. Will go nine holes tomorrow, says Tiger Woods.

At the end of February 2021, Tiger Woods crashed so badly with his car that he almost lost one leg. That he did not get more injured was just luck, said the rescue personnel who cut off the golf star.

This was followed by an intensive hospital stay with emergency operations followed by strenuous and long rehabilitation.

Woods himself stated that he wanted to return to golf again, but admitted that it would take longer this time than earlier in his career.

On the one hand, the injuries to the leg were so extensive, and on the other hand, age was a factor that played a role in the medical work.

At the end of 2021, he was back on the golf course to play the two-generation PNC Championship with his son Charlie. Dad got to ride a golf cart while his son walked. Tiger sometimes looked tormented and had difficulty swinging naturally with mainly the driver. But offered many fine irons.

Even then, hopes were raised that he would play The Masters, but Tiger himself said as late as the end of February that he is not where he wants to be in his rehabilitation.

Less than a month passed and all of a sudden he started playing more golf, walking on golf courses and flying in the caddy Joe LaCava to carry the bag. Everything indicated that he would give it a try. Last week, he then showed up for a training session at Augusta with Charlie and his friend Justin Thomas. Internet exploded!

On Sunday, he reappeared at Augusta National and after two training sessions, he gave a fairly positive message at his press conference on Tuesday, where he says that at the moment it feels like he will play but that he needs nine more training holes on Wednesday before he decides .

It would be Tiger Woods 24th start in The Masters. He has won five times and had to wear the green jacket in 1997, 2001, 2002, 2005 and 2019.

One of the snacks during Woods’ upload at Augusta National is that he wore a pair of FootJoy shoes and not Nike, which he is so much associated with.
– I have limited mobility now. Rods and screws in the body. I needed something with a little more stability, says Woods and points out that he is working on a solution with Nike to find something going forward.