Tiger Woods: What Does His Knee Injury Mean to Golf?

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Published: April 26, 2011

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Today, I received a Twitter update on my phone. It was Tiger Woods, apologizing for the fact he will be absent from the Quail Hollow Open. His reason? An injury to his left knee.

During the third round of the Masters, Woods has now revealed that an awkward lie on the 17th hole caused an MCL sprain and a sprain of his Achilles tendon. So what does this mean?

Well, Woods' knee injury was rated a Grade 1, so it's barely enough to be classified outside of "mild," which was how his Achilles was rated.

The good news is that neither injury will require surgery, at least that's what Woods said. He will receive therapy, rest himself and hopes to be back "in a few weeks."

There are a few problems raised by this, however. Woods has already suffered multiple left knee injuries. This sprain can not be doing any good for him, and reveals just how fragile his knee is. If an awkward lie could cause a sprain, what will it take for a re-tearing?

The other issue is that this is his left Achilles tendon. Woods revealed that he had ruptured his right Achilles, and that is why he did not practice as much prior to the 2010 season. Now, diagnosed with an injury to the opposite side, it begs the question: How does injuring both affect him?

It could be a good thing that Woods did not re-injure his right Achilles tendon, because it most likely would have resulted in a worse injury. However, Tiger Woods now has two bad Achilles tendons. He has injured both. Known for being a career-ending injury for many athletes, how far does Woods lie away from that?

I'm going to say that, for Tiger, further away than we think because he is incredibly fit and works hard to prevent injury.

Let's discuss what else this injury brings to mind.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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