Tiger Woods appears to be like set for one more lengthy spell away from the PGA Tour and is a doubt for the foremost season after rupturing his Achilles, the previous world No 1 has confirmed.
Woods final competed in an official PGA Tour occasion in July – when he missed the lower at The Open – and has performed a restricted schedule since a automobile crash in February 2021 that left him with career-threatening accidents.
The 15-time main champion elected towards enjoying in The Gamers at TPC Sawgrass, the flagship occasion on the PGA Tour, with Woods confirming that he has undergone surgical procedure on an Achilles damage.
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In an announcement posted on social media, Woods mentioned: “As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured.
“This morning, Dr Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Particular Surgical procedure in West Palm Seaside, Florida carried out a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon restore for a ruptured tendon.
“I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support.”
Woods’ newest damage is on the other leg to which he suffered “significant” injury within the 2021 automobile crash, with the 49-year-old now more likely to miss The Masters subsequent month at Augusta Nationwide.
Dr Stucken added within the assertion: “The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery.”
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Talking after Woods’ missed lower at The Open, Todd Lewis from the Golf Channel assessed whether or not or not he would proceed to seem at main championships
One other setback in Tiger’s injury-hit profession
Woods has solely made 11 aggressive begins because the automobile crash in 2021, struggling to contend at occasions throughout such a restricted enjoying schedule.
He made a record-breaking twenty fourth consecutive lower at The Masters final 12 months, solely to card back-to-back 78s over the weekend, then made early exits in all the opposite three majors.
Woods underwent “successful” surgical procedure to alleviate “back spasms and pain” final September and was not able to compete on the Hero World Problem in December, though he did seem later that month – utilizing a golf cart – alongside his son on the PNC Championship.
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Charlie Woods makes a hole-in-one in entrance of his dad Tiger on the PNC Championship
The 82-time PGA Tour winner was listed within the discipline to play at The Genesis Invitational – a match he hosts – in February earlier than admitting he was “just not ready” to compete, following the dying of his mom earlier within the month.
Woods featured within the Seminole Professional-Member – a long-running occasion at Seminole Golf Membership – on March 3 and has competed for Jupiter Hyperlinks GC within the inaugural TGL season, the place he revealed on March 4 that his “heart is not really into practising right now”.
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Woods and Jupiter Hyperlinks did not make the playoffs in season one in all TGL, nonetheless the crew weren’t in need of entertaining moments all through the match…
He added that night was solely the third time he had touched a golf membership that month, as he juggled mourning his mom with commitments on the PGA Tour, with Woods now going through an prolonged spell on the sidelines.
The place will Woods play subsequent?
Woods has but to verify when he can return to motion. The Masters takes place at Augusta Nationwide from April 10-13, with the PGA Championship in Could, the US Open in June and The Open rounding off the boys’s main season at Royal Portrush from July 17-20.
Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley informed Sky Sports activities: “For a golfer, an Achilles damage is a critical one. You do not simply stroll on it, however you clearly swing as nicely along with your toes. Bernhard Langer suffered an analogous damage final 12 months and it is an aggravating damage that takes a very long time to heal.
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“I’d be surprised if he makes The Masters – depending on how serious it is, as I think Langer was out for three months when he did his. Based on that, he could well be ready by the US Open. But we will have to see.
“His first knee damage was his left knee, as a result of it was the identical as mine. I keep in mind him speaking to him about it. An damage is an damage, it would not matter proper or left.
“Old Father Time is moving on, marching on and he’s 50 next year. I don’t think we’ve seen the end of him, I think he can still play golf, we’ve seen that, he can still swing it at a lot of speed. But he is marching towards playing more seniors golf than he is on the main tour.
“I do not assume we’ll see him retire. I believe he’ll actually have 4 or 5 years on the seniors’ tour, enjoying senior main championships and attempting so as to add these to his already unbelievable CV.”
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