How Much Will Tiger Woods’ Elbow Injury Affect Him at the British Open?

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Published: June 28, 2013

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A bad knee, an ailing back, a strained Achilles tendon, a pain in the neck and now his elbow.

At this rate, the only record Tiger Woods is going break is one for most injuries on the PGA tour.

As he looks to the upcoming British Open, Tiger’s latest injury may be the stiffest roadblock he has had to face in his quest to surpass Jack Nicklaus’s record for major wins.  Jack has 18 and Tiger 14.

But, reaching 15 just got a little bit tougher.

Tiger's ability to play through pain is definitely unmatched in golf, as witnessed at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines when he beat Rocco Mediate on a broken leg.


And, although we have come to view him as capable of leaping deep bunkers in a single bound, he is not superhuman. 

Tiger's latest injury, a strained left elbow which affects every swing of the club, will keep him out of competition for at least four weeks. That is no way to prepare for a major.

Tiger had amassed four wins leading into the Open and it appeared as if he was as primed for a major win as any time in the last few years.  His injury could not have come at a worse time.

He last played at the U.S. Open where it was very apparent that any full extension of his left elbow caused him discomfort.  As a precaution, he remained out of the AT&T National this weekend.

Prior to the event which he sponsors, Woods said, "It's disappointing not to play in my own event. This tourney means so much to us at the foundation and what we're able to do. We've raised $15 million here for the DC area, the two learning centers here, we have 25 Rhodes Scholars who are from here, so to us it's a very important week." 

This will be the third time since it began in 2007 that Woods has missed the AT&T National because of injury — knee surgery in 2008, his left Achilles tendon in 2011 and an elbow injury t...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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