“If he does come back, as everybody knows, when Tiger is playing, literally the whole world tunes in. He hasn’t turned the page as a competitor, but he’s entered a new phase of life, which we all get to, and he seems content with it. He’s going to do everything in his power to get back. He’s obviously working his ass off there’s nobody who works harder than him.
We all want to see him back we all want to see him healthy and playing like the Tiger Woods we’ve seen the last 20 years. Hopefully he can gear up for the majors and a couple big-time tournaments. “It’s great to hear him say he wants to try and play again and play Tour events. United States team member Daniel Berger, second from left, with his girlfriend along with Tiger Woods, second from right, the assistant United States team captain, and his girlfriend, during the four-ball golf matches on the third day of the Presidents Cup at Liberty National Golf Club in Jersey City, N.J., Saturday, Sept. It’s just awesome that he’s still around and still able to play, hopefully, and still wanting to try and play at the highest level.” It has been a long road of recovery and there’s still a long road ahead. Even if he plays five or six times a year, or three times a year, those are going to be the three biggest events of the year, aren’t they? To have him still involved in golf is huge. “I don’t know the extent of his injuries other than they were really bad, but I think the fact that he believes he can play again is great for the game of golf. Tiger Woods (right) greets Tony Finau after putting on the 18th green during the final round of The Masters at Augusta National Golf Club.
And whatever he has left, he’s going to go out on his shield, and we’re blessed to have him back and blessed to see him.” But we know his nature, and he’s going to give it a shot. There is no reason for him to play at all. He could walk away from the game at any given moment. I saw him earlier today, spoke to him for a few minutes, and it’s already been the highlight of the week. So many of us are out here because of Tiger. But to even have him back, to maybe see him play a few tournaments next season or the seasons to come, no matter how he plays, that’s a blessing for all of us. To hear that his body, his leg, might not let him be able to come back, that is sad. That wasn’t a guarantee at any point in the last 10 months. It’s sad that potentially we have seen the best of Tiger, that we might not see him play again, that he just can’t climb that mountain again, but we have to enjoy what we have. “For us, to be able to enjoy just having Tiger back in any way, shape or form, for me, that’s a blessing. It sounds like, to be able to put that to rest, to feel he doesn’t have to have something to prove, that will help him. He always feels like he has something to prove, whether to himself, to the people that continue to doubt him. What he has given this game is a legacy that will never go unnoticed. I think the fact that he’s come to that reality on his own, that he might not play again and he’s OK with that is great. “He’s been through a hard, nine, 10 months. Playing Captain Tiger Woods and Justin Thomas celebrate defeating Byeong-Hun An and Hideki Matsuyama on the 18th green during Friday foursome matches on day two of the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Course on Decemin Melbourne, Australia. If he can come back, if he decides to come back, he will.” But he has to decide if he wants to try and come back, and then wonder if he can compete, and have fun, and feel that it’s worth it.
His body has gone through what it has, but if he were to return to the PGA Tour, it would mean a lot. “I know I’ll be pulling for him and helping him in any way I can. Whatever Woods’ future holds, the players said, it’s just great news that he is back and potentially could make enough progress to return to the PGA Tour. That was welcomed news for his peers to hear, who are grateful to see Woods again after a horrible, one-car rollover accident in February nearly took his life. Woods also said he’d still have a great life even if he never returned to the PGA Tour, but if his body allows, and he finds the intensity once again to rise from the damage, he’d try to play a few tournaments a season on the PGA Tour. NASSAU, Bahamas – News that Tiger Woods said he has accepted the reality that he may never play at the highest level again, his body broken to the point he wouldn’t be able to get ready to compete, quickly spread through the Hero World Challenge, which has attracted 20 of the game’s best players.
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