Tiger Woods continues to face continuous physical challenges since he suffered a spectacular traffic accident in February 2021, precisely after a Genesis Invitational, the same tournament that is taking place this week and organized by one of its main sponsors.
In addition, Tigre will reappear in a regular PGA Tour tournament this Thursday because, not counting the ‘majors’, he has not performed on the Tour since the Zozo Championship 2020.
Tiger Woods, statements
We last saw Woods playing and teaming up with his son Charlie at the PNC, the father-and-son tournament held last December.
There he was forced to move in a buggy due to plantar fasciitis in his right foot caused by walking excessively with poor leg support to get to Hero WC in good shape. He now goes to the Genesis without the proper filming, but he is optimistic.
“It’s a question of whether I have resistance in my leg, and it has been responding quite well, I have improved a lot in the last two months,” said the Californian, who explained that now he is forced to find a balance in what he does so as not to damage another leg.
part of his leg. Although Tiger hasn’t completed four rounds since the last Masters, he says he feels competitive: “I’m excited to play with the guys. I wouldn’t have come if I didn’t think I could beat them and win the tournament.
That’s my mentality.” On whether he believes that there may be some tension at the Masters Champions Dinner with the LIV players, the winner of five green jackets did not want to go into much evaluation: “I know that some friends have undoubtedly taken a different path, but we will see when The time comes.
We all need to honor Scottie [Scheffler]. Scottie’s the winner and it’s his dinner, so we’ve got to make sure he’s honored properly.” Specifically at that dinner, belonging to the LIV, there will be Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, Bubba Watson, Sergio García, Patrick Reed and Charl Schwartzel.
In the press room, Woods was also asked about LeBron James’ points record. It was very clear and he expressed that what he has done is unique. “It’s absolutely incredible for the longevity of his career. We didn’t think anyone would break that record.
But look at what LeBron is doing: the number of minutes he’s playing, something that nobody has done before his age, or acting in all five positions, another thing that had never been done before at that level for so long”.
