Report: Tiger Woods engaged in extensive practice at home club
The slow drip of the details of Tiger Woods’ recovery and rehabilitation continued on Tuesday.
Golf World’s Tim Rosaforte reports the 14-time major champion is putting in significant hours at Medalist Golf Club, near Woods’ home in Jupiter, Fla. On Golf Channel, Rosaforte said that Woods has spent his last two weeks “involved in a series of four-to-five-hour practice sessions at Medalist Golf Club … including the playing of some holes.”
Rosaforte added he was told Woods is happy and in good spirits.
Woods has not played competitively since a T-10 finish at the Wyndham Championship in August 2015. After he missed the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup playoffs, Woods visited his surgeon in Utah to learn that pain he complained of that week was related to the same spot in his back where he had a microdiscectomy performed in March 2014. Woods opted for a second microdiscectomy in September, then had a follow-up procedure done a month later.
On the Friday before the Masters, Woods announced, as widely expected, that he would not play in the Masters.
“I’ve been hitting balls and training daily, but I’m not physically ready,” Woods said, in part, on his website to announce he wasn’t playing at Augusta National.
“I’ve said all along that this time I need to be cautious and do what’s best for my long-term health and career. Unfortunately, playing Augusta next week wouldn’t be the right decision. I’m absolutely making progress, and I’m really happy with how far I’ve come, but I still have no timetable to return to competitive golf.”
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