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A day after Golf Digest published an exclusive interview with Tiger Woods about his future, the 15-time major champion addressed the media for the first time since his single-car accident in February on Tuesday morning.
Woods spoke to reporters live from his Hero World Challenge event in the Bahamas and began by praising his TGR Foundation, which recently celebrated a 25th birthday. He also addressed his most-recent recovery and how it compared to that of his 10 other surgeries.
“This one’s been much more difficult,” said Woods. “It’s hard to explain how difficult it’s been to be immobile for 8 months. I was just looking forward to getting outside, that was a goal of mine, especially for a person who’s spent his whole life outside.”
Here are some of the highlights from Woods’ first post-accident press conference.
Timeline for his return
Woods didn’t give an exact timeline for his return to competition, but he did say this:
“As far as playing at the Tour level, I don’t know when that’s gonna happen. I’ll play a round here and there, a little hit-and-giggle, I can do something like that.”
Golfweek reported last week that the PNC Championship would be holding a spot for Woods and his son, Charlie.
“To see some of my shots fall out of the sky a lot shorter than they used to is a little eye-opening, but at least I’m able to do it again,” continued Woods. “That’s something that for a while there didn’t look like I was going to. I’m able to participate in the sport of golf, now, to what level? I do not know.”
Tiger Woods and son Charlie Woods fist-bump after a birdie on the ninth hole during the first round of the PNC Championship at the Ritz Carlton Golf Club on December 19, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
One sentence that stood out
“The clock’s ticking, I’m not getting any younger.”
Rarely does someone with 15 major championships and 82 PGA Tour wins recognize his…
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