Tiger Woods has already scaled again the variety of tournaments he takes half in as he approaches the tip of his profession, so his withdrawal from the Gamers Championship in March has generated some intrigue about what lies forward for the golf icon.
Woods, 48, is but to provide a purpose for pulling out of the match and it has led to hypothesis that he could have suffered an damage, with earlier recurring issues along with his again and leg well-documented.
Tiger Woods: ‘I’m ache free and I do not ever need to cease enjoying’
His final look got here on the Hero World Problem in November, which was his eighth match since being concerned in a automobile accident in early 2021 and his first since final 12 months’s Masters.
He completed 18th in a 20-man area with a level-par mixture and afterwards made a prediction on what number of occasions he would play at: “As soon as a month appears affordable,” he mentioned.
Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational in February after contracting a bout of influenza, which noticed followers instantly flip their consideration to the PGA Tour’s flagship occasion at Sawgrass.
Nonetheless, his title was lacking from the 144-player entry checklist revealed by the Tour on Friday. No additional data has been offered about Woods’s bodily standing or the exact reasoning behind his Gamers no-show.
Will Tiger Woods retire?
It has led some followers to query whether or not the American legend ought to take into account placing his golf equipment away for good after a traumatic time with accidents.
Woods went beneath the knife as soon as once more after the withdrawing from the 2023 Masters. Many believed that was the tip of his enjoying days however the profitable surgical procedure has allowed him to face and stroll extra confidently.
One concept floated is that, with the Masters going down in April, Woods is solely hoping to maintain himself in the most effective form attainable to participate within the Masters.
That mentioned, the flat course in Florida appeared like the right place for the 15-time Main winner to start his Masters preparation, nevertheless, and it stays to be seen what stored Woods away from the occasion.
