With Each Additional Injury, Tiger Woods Moves Further Away from Jack Nicklaus

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Published: August 26, 2013

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As Tiger Woods fell to his knees in severe pain after hitting his second shot into the water on the par-five 13th hole yesterday afternoon, one could not help but think that Jack Nicklaus’ record of 18 major championship victories is slipping further from Woods' grasp by the day.

Woods will be 38 years old in December, which is not completely over the hill for a professional golfer, but Woods is quickly approaching that point when you factor in an injury report that literally stretches from head to toe.

If it’s not a knee thing, it’s an Achilles thing or a wrist thing or a shoulder thing or a neck thing or a back thing. If you didn’t know any better, you would think that Woods’ injury history was actually that of an NFL lineman rather than a professional golfer.

Woods hasn’t been completely healthy since around 2006-2007, and even then, “healthy” was a very subjective word. Woods was “healthy” in that he wasn’t missing any time due to injuries, but he was also playing through a severely damaged ACL that would eventually need to be surgically repaired in 2008.

Although minor injuries can be expected from any professional athlete, it has become abundantly clear that Woods’ body has begun breaking down in recent years despite his feverish attempts to simply keep his head above water.

Aside from dealing with a chronic knee issue, Woods had been relatively injury free for the first 10-12 years of his career. However, in 2008, Woods underwent reconstructive ACL surgery.

In late 2008, Woods ruptured his right Achilles tendon while attempting to rehab from his ACL surgery, and in May 2010, Woods withdrew from the Players Championship with a neck injury.

In December of 2010, Woods was still suffering from that Achilles injury and received a cortisone shot in his right ankle.

Woods then sprained his MCL and lef...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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