Tiger Woods says his again is in higher form however he “still has a long way to go” and “is not competitive at the moment” as he prepares to return to motion on the PNC Championship.
Fifteen-time main champion Woods will play alongside 15-year-old son Charlie for the fifth time on the annual parent-and-child occasion in Florida, reside on Sky Sports activities throughout Saturday and Sunday.
The 48-year-old underwent surgical procedure in September to alleviate “back spasms and pain” having made solely 11 aggressive begins since his career-threatening automobile crash in February 2021 which additionally severely injured his proper leg.
How does the PNC Championship work?
The 36-hole occasion employs a scramble format for each rounds, the place the 2 gamers in every group hit their tee pictures after which proceed taking part in from the perfect place.Every participant then performs a second shot from the spot the place the chosen drive lies and the perfect shot is chosen, with that course of repeated till the opening is accomplished and the bottom rating counting.
Woods opted in opposition to taking part in within the Hero World Problem – the match he hosts – earlier this month and admitted there have been instances he thought he might miss out on teaming up along with his son, too.
Talking on Friday, Woods mentioned: “My leg is what it is. It’s still here. But this year I struggled a lot with my back and it’s a lot better. But I still have a long way to go.”
Tiger: Highway to restoration ‘arduous’ and ‘irritating’
On probably having to drag out of the PNC Championship, Woods added: “I had moments.
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Charlie Woods helped dad Tiger on the vary forward of the ultimate spherical of The Masters at Augusta Nationwide in April
“That was one of many explanation why I had the surgical procedure accomplished earlier, in order that hopefully I may give myself the perfect likelihood to be with Charlie and be capable of play.
“I’m not competitive right now, but I just want to be able to have the experience again.
“This has at all times been one of many greater highlights of the 12 months for us as a household, and now we get to have that second collectively once more.
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“Preparing for competitive play is different. That takes months, weeks. But it starts with each and every day. You just do the little things, the mundane, correctly, and they add up.
“Sadly I’ve gone by this course of plenty of instances. It is irritating. I’ve a tremendous group however I’ve to do the little issues each day and away from all people. It is arduous.”
Woods: Scheffler can have unbelievable 12 months
Woods handed the Hero World Problem trophy to Scottie Scheffler after the world No 1 secured his sixteenth victory in below three years by efficiently retaining that title in The Bahamas.
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Highlights from the fourth spherical of the Hero World Problem as world No 1 Scottie Scheffler retained the title
Scheffler has gained 9 instances in 2024 alone, together with a second main at The Masters and Olympic gold in Paris, with Woods believing his fellow American’s success will proceed.
Woods mentioned of Scheffler: “I think that it’s just that consistency over the course of the last couple years. He moves around a lot in his swing, but if you watch that ball flight, it doesn’t really do a whole lot.
“He has a tremendous really feel for hitting the ball the suitable quantity. That is simply one thing that’s innate.
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“I think how he’s handled the pressure and the expectations… he’s doing an unbelievable job. He’s just coming into his own. This is the fun part of watching him develop. This is going to be the start of an unbelievable year.
“We will all make errors, we are able to all have scorching runs. However how good is your unhealthy? Everybody’s good is nice on the market, however his unhealthy is absolutely spectacular.
“He doesn’t do a whole lot wrong, understands how to not compound mistakes. Not making mistakes adds up.”
Watch the PNC Championship reside on Sky Sports activities Golf throughout the weekend. Saturday’s protection begins at 4pm with Sunday’s motion selecting up at 4.30pm. Stream the match with NOW.
