Don’t Count Tiger Woods out Just Yet

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Published: April 24, 2016

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Tiger Woods turned 40 years old this past December, which has many of us who have followed him since his amateur days asking ourselves where in the world the past 25 years have gone?

His last major championship title came nearly eight years ago. That was three months before the world financial crises, six months before Barack Obama was elected president and three years before Jordan Spieth would even graduate from high school.

Woods’ last PGA Tour victory came two-and-a-half years, a case of the chipping yips and three back surgeries ago.

So it comes as no surprise that the word “was” has now become synonymous with Woods and that more than a few writers and analysts have already begun writing Woods’ career obituary.

But while all signs certainly point toward a career that is, at best, nearing its twilight years, it may be a bit premature to start throwing dirt on the 14-time major champion’s career grave.

Woods will likely be re-joining the PGA Tour sometime in the next couple of months.

His agent, Mark Steinberg, told ESPN that his client will be back on the golf course sometime this year.

Golf Channel’s Tim Rosaforte recently reported that Woods has begun ramping up his practice regime and could return as soon as the Wells Fargo Championship, which begins on May 5.

And just this past Friday, the Shreveport Times (h/t Golf Channel) posted video footage of Woods taking full swings at a junior clinic in South Carolina.

The success of this particular comeback, like most of Woods’ other comebacks through the years, will hinge almost solely on the state of his physical health.

If Woods continues to struggle with his back, knee, neck, Achilles tendon or any other part of his body that has failed him over the past eight years, then those career obituaries that have already been written will re...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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