This Thursday Tiger Woods grabbed the clubs again and returned to playing golf as a professional for the first time after the traffic accident he suffered in February 2021 that caused serious injuries to his lower right leg that threatened his career. The five-time champion started the round on the first hole of the Augusta Masters and attracted all the attention of the public.
Thousands of people came to see the 46-year-old American, who dominated world golf for years, but now due to his long absences from the circuit due to injuries and operations fell to 973rd place in the world ranking. However, this fact is irrelevant as he is one of the best athletes in history.
There are 91 players looking to wear the green jacket of the Augusta Masters, the first Grand Slam of the year, and Woods is one of them. On the first hole he showed that his ability has not diminished and he achieved a putt for par. “I don't show up for an event unless I think I can win it,” he had said in the previous one.
The big test for Tiger will simply be able to ride the 7,510-yard mountain course of Augusta National for four days in a row, as he explained, his pain in his right leg does not prevent him from playing, but it does bother him when walking. “That will be the challenge, and it will be the challenge of a great marathon.”
Woods won the 2008 US Open with a broken leg, then battled five back surgeries, including ultimately a spinal fusion, before winning his 15th major at the 2019 Masters. So he will once again defy the pain and try to go against the odds to get one step closer to Nicklaus' all-time record of 18 majors.
He would become the third oldest winner in history and would surpass Nicklaus as the oldest Masters winner by a matter of weeks. “I love competing,” he said of his motivation in the previous one. “And I feel that if I can still compete at the highest level, I'm going to do it. And if I feel like I can still win, I'm going to play.”
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