Tiger Woods Releases Statement About Missing The Masters, Recovery & Playing Golf Again
Tiger Woods wants to play professional golf again.
Tiger Woods released a statement on his blog on Wednesday giving the world an update on his post-surgery status, missing out on The Masters and what his plans are for the future.
Sadly, it doesn’t sound like there is a legitimate timeline or guestimation on when he may return to the links. He also said that he ‘can’t twist for another two or three months’ meaning he cant’ swing a golf club fully for that time period.
Here are some quotes, via his website:
I could no longer live with the pain I had. We tried every possible non-surgical route and nothing worked. I had good days and bad days, but the pain was usually there, and I couldn’t do much. Even lying down hurt. I had nerve pain with anything I did and was at the end of my rope. The process leading up to my decision to have surgery was exhaustive. I consulted with a specialist, and after weighing my options, that’s when I decided to go to Texas to have surgery.
I did everything I could to play at Augusta and was ready to go. Unfortunately, it was kind of like the 2008 U.S. Open. The pain was post-impact when I swung the club. I figured, ‘Can I handle it?’ This time the answer was, ‘probably not.’ That shows the effect nerve pain can have.
Obviously, it was a huge disappointment not to play. I hate to miss any major, especially the Masters, but the reality is I just couldn’t play. Again, I want to congratulate Sergio on a great win.
It goes without saying that Tiger had to be in a gigantic amount of pain to miss out on The Masters, hence his fusion surgery.
As for playing professional golf again, it’s not out of the cards, but who knows when it may actually happen.
As for returning to competitive golf, the long-term prognosis is positive. My surgeon and physiotherapist say the operation was successful. It’s just a matter of not screwing up and letting it fuse. I’m walking and doing my exercises, and taking my kids to and from school. All I can do is take it day by day. There’s no hurry.
But, I want to say unequivocally, I want to play professional golf again.
Presently, I’m not looking ahead. I can’t twist for another two and a half to three months. Right now, my sole focus is rehab and doing what the doctors tell me. I am concentrating on short-term goals.
Woods also picked the Warriors to win the NBA Title this year at the end of his blog post and wished Stanford the best of luck at this year’s NCAA Golf Tournament.
