Tiger Woods didn’t sound terribly optimistic about his return to golf anytime soon.
“I don’t know what the plan is right now,” Woods said quickly when asked on Sunday about when he might return to action.
Jim Nantz posed the question, Tiger gave a terse answer. “Still in the gym, still doing mundane things for rehab,” Woods explained when Nance inquired as to when the golfing world might see Woods return to competition following his fifth back surgery — another micro-discectomy.
Nance threw out the scenario of Woods in the hunt on Sunday at the 2021 Masters in April. “I gotta get there first,” Woods said, almost laughing.
Woods was on hand this weekend and after winning the playoff, he presented the trophy to home-town guy Max Homa, who grew up in nearby Burbank. Woods watched the action down the stretch and pointed out to Nance: “I’ve watched a lot of golf the last couple of years.”
As the interview with Woods wrapped up, Nance turned to analyst Nick Faldo and said: “He was not overly optimistic.”
Not in the least.
2 Comments
baxter cepeda
Overblown.
The questions were direct for sure. The fact is Tiger doesn’t know right now. Looks like everything is fine but he has to be patient. He really does not need pressure to return, even for the Masters.
If the guy is not ready for the Masters he’s not ready. He doesn’t need to force anything and risk his future. The most poignant point he mad was admitting he doesn’t have much wiggle room left.
He is aware he needs to be patient. Everyone else needs to be as well.
But no this is not yet another vague retirement speech some keep misinterpreting.
Not to be cheesy but Tiger will be back when his back says he will.
Tom Edrington
The older he gets, the slower that back will be to speak up that it’s ready!