- Woods has not competed since the Masters tournament in April
- But he is expected to return and play in his new golf league, which starts in January
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Tiger Woods said his ankle, which was surgically fused in April, was pain-free but it was the rest of his leg that was causing him problems.
He also gave no indication of when he will return to the golf course.
“My ankle is fine. Where they fused my ankle, I have no problems at all,” Woods said Tuesday.
“That pain has completely disappeared.” It’s the other areas that have been compensated.”
Woods also compared it to the time he had lower back fusion surgery. He said the L5 and S1 vertebrae were fine.
Tiger Woods has revealed that he no longer feels pain in his ankle after surgery
Woods has not competed since withdrawing from the Masters Tournament in April
“But all around, I had all my problems and I still have them,” he said. “So if you fix one, others have to become more hypermobile to get around it, and that can cause some problems.”
Of course, Woods doesn’t need much to get everyone’s attention about when he might play again.
Two years ago, he released a video with one flourish and two words – “Making Progress” – that eventually led to him playing the PNC Championship with his son Charlie, just 10 months after his car accident outside Los Angeles.
This time he just went for a walk.
Woods caddyed for his son at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship and made various video recordings showed him how to walk and carry the bag. This came a week after Stewart Cink said in an interview with the Golf Channel that Woods told him he had started training.
What remains to be seen.
“After four days of caddying, I’m in a lot of pain,” Woods said. “It was a flat course, thank God.”
Woods announced 19 players for the 20-man field at his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas the week after Thanksgiving.
He was seen supporting his son at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship
Since it is sanctioned by the PGA Tour, it would require a 72-hole walk. However, there is still one place available and the tournament organizer is excluded from this.
More likely is the PNC Championship, which Woods and 14-year-old Charlie have played in the last two years. This is approved by the PGA Tour Champions so carts are allowed. Woods used a cart both times.
Woods hasn’t played since he withdrew after the frigid third round at the Masters. Two weeks later, he underwent surgery on his right ankle for arthritis caused by his car accident.wood
Tiger Woods shares positive injury update as he reveals that “pain in his ankle has completely disappeared following surgery following Masters withdrawal.”