Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
Nine months after the horror crash
Woods “never a full-time professional golfer”
In February, Tiger Woods sustained serious leg injuries in a car accident, and his life has been between surgery and rehab ever since. A video of him on the golf course gives fans hope for a comeback. But Woods himself has doubts about his return to the top of the world.
Nine months after his serious car accident, golf star Tiger Woods no longer believes in a complete return to the PGA tour and the quality for the absolute top of the world. “I think something that is realistic is to play on tour again one day – never again full-time – but to choose,” said Woods in one Interview with “Golf Digest”. He’ll pick a couple of tournaments and prepare for them. “I think that’s how I’ll have to play from now on. It’s an unfortunate reality, but it’s my reality. I understand that and I accept that.”
The five-time Masters winner emphasized that he no longer needs to win tournaments to have a good life. After his penultimate operation on his back, he “had to climb Mount Everest one more time. I had to and I did it,” he said with a view to winning the Masters 2019. “This time I no longer have my body to climb Mount Everest and that’s okay, “said Woods. When his leg is okay, he can still play golf and take part in tournaments. “But when it comes to climbing the mountain again and getting to the top, I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation of me.”
The 45-year-old American had driven off the road in Los Angeles on February 23 because of excessive speed, rolled over several times and suffered complicated fractures in his leg. He was hospitalized for three weeks and then in a hospital bed at his home in Florida for another three months, he said.
Just last week, Woods caused a stir with a short video showing him hitting a golf course and fueled hopes of a comeback. But he still has a long way to go before his recovery, he said: “I’m not even halfway there.”