Tiger Woods has opened up about whether he will continue his golf career, explaining that his physical recovery is not progressing as expected.
At a news conference in the Bahamas, Woods said he has a “long road” to being “competitive” against PGA Tour opponents.
Woods said last year that he hoped to play at least once a month in 2024, but he only played five times this season and even withdrew from a tournament due to illness. He made just one cut in those five tournaments. 60th place at the Masters.
“It’s part of age, it’s part of the athlete’s journey.”
Woods while hosting the Hero World Challenge. spoke to a reporter He continued to recuperate for about 30 minutes regarding his injury and his intention to play in the future.
“I'm not tournament savvy yet. I'm not there yet,” Woods said of taking part in the challenge. He finished in 18 of 20 games in the 2023 tournament.
“They're 20 of the best players in the world, but I'm not sharp enough to compete with them at this level. When I'm ready to compete and play at this level, I will.”
Woods expressed a desire to continue playing golf, saying, “The fire to compete is still burning.”
“The difference is that the body's recovery to do that is not what it was before,” he added.
“I still love to do it. I love to compete. I love to compete in anything, whether it's cards or golf. Whatever it is, I love to compete. It'll never go away. But as long as it lasts, it's a recovery process where you go out there and do it over and over again and do it consistently at a high level, but for some reason your body just doesn't recover like it used to. '' Woods said with a shrug.
“It’s part of age and part of the athlete’s journey.”
According to ESPN, in mid-September, Woods went under the knife for what is believed to be his sixth hip surgery. reportedthe injury also caused pain in his right leg. The pain got worse as the 2024 season progressed.
Woods also underwent multiple surgeries to repair damage to his right foot and leg sustained in a February 2021 car accident.
The 49-year-old said he didn't expect to hurt his back again this year, but it was “pretty painful” towards the end of the season and he underwent another surgery to alleviate the pain in his foot.
As for future commitments, Wood said he could start over with new commitments, but he doesn't really know when he'll recover.
“I'm just trying to rehabilitate myself and still get stronger, get better, feel better and give myself the best chance for next year.”
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