Tiger Woods, the 15-time major winner, is expected to participate in the Masters tournament despite suffering from severe leg injuries caused by a car crash in 2021. Although he has zero mobility in his left ankle and is facing low-back challenges, Woods remains determined to compete. His long-time friend, Notah Begay, revealed that Woods is working on a strategy to overcome his physical limitations.
"He has got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have."
Woods, whose plane was tracked to Augusta a week ago, is listed to speak with reporters at Augusta National on Tuesday and remains among those in the tournament field on the event website rather than among non-playing champions. “He has got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have.”Woods won the 2019 Masters for his first major title since 2008, but has struggled since making his comeback from the 2021 auto accident at the 2022 Masters, finishing 47th when he struggled just to walk all 72 holes at the hilly layout.
So far this season, the only PGA event Woods has played was at Riviera in February, when he withdrew after one round due to illness.“He has been trying to find a way to recover,” Begay said. “He can play the golf. We always knew the question was going to be, ‘Can he walk the 72?’ That’s still up in the air.
He captured his first major title at the Masters in 1997, won again in 2001 to complete a “Tiger Slam” of four major wins in a row, then joined Jack Nicklaus and Nick Faldo as the only back-to-back Masters winners with a 2002 triumph before taking the 2005 title.
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