Tiger Woods is enjoying in his twenty fourth Masters Match on Thursday, however it’s onerous to think about a primary spherical within the occasion involving Woods that can be watched with extra anticipation.
That’s as a result of one other look on the match by no means appeared sure after his tumbling, high-speed automobile crash 14 months in the past in suburban Los Angeles. Woods sustained severe accidents to his proper leg that required reconstructive surgical procedure, with a rod, screws and pins inserted in his proper foot and ankle.
Though Woods regained the flexibility to swing a golf membership after enduring three months confined to a hospital mattress and several other months of rehabilitation, he dismissed the notion that he would once more play recurrently on the PGA Tour. As lately as two months in the past, he indicated he was not but able to play competitively, particularly since he stated he didn’t wish to return till he might play properly sufficient to win.
And but, starting final week, Woods made it plain that his return to the Masters was a risk when he flew from his dwelling in Florida to Augusta, Ga., to play a apply spherical with Justin Thomas, his pal and fellow tour professional. Woods’s son, Charlie, additionally joined the group.
Roughly 10 days later, Woods will tee off within the first spherical of the 2022 Masters at 10:34 a.m. with Louis Oosthuizen of South Africa and Joaquin Niemann of Chile. Oosthuizen received the 2015 British Open, and Niemann received this yr’s Genesis Invitational, which Woods hosted in Southern California. Thursday will mark the primary aggressive spherical on the tour for Woods because the 2020 Masters, which was moved from April to November that yr due to the pandemic.
Woods can be looking for his sixth Masters victory, which might tie the profession document for Masters titles held by Jack Nicklaus. Ought to Woods win, it might be his sixteenth main golf championship, simply two shy of Nicklaus’s document 18 main titles.
