For Tiger Woods, recent times have seen in the rough. His personal woes continue to dominate the world of golf news and he has failed to take part in two recent Majors. Tiger's "minor" injuries of the knee and Achilles tendon have raised speculation about his future on the green.
Before his disastrous showing at the Players Championship, Tiger Woods was tipped to surpass legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus's record eighteen Majors wins. However, once he limped off the sawgrass at Ponte Vedra, even one more golf tournament became either a pipe-dream, or the prospect of a long climb back to the top. At the moment Woods has thirteen Majors under his belt.
To those who are familiar with Tiger Woods' career, knee trouble is nothing new: he has had four knee surgeries since his days at Stanford University. His resilience has led millions of followers and golf fans to carry one to believe in him, as does his former golf-swing coach.
Hank Haney, who coached Woods for over a decade thinks Tiger can come roaring back. He has been cited as comparing Woods' relatively young age of 35 to Nicklaus' age of 46, when Nicklaus won his final Major in 1986. Haney believes Woods' body should allow him to recover as in years past, but qualified his beliefs by pointing out the requisite that Woods won more Majors than Phil Mickelson has in his whole career. Nonetheless, Haney believes Tiger has many more Majors ahead of him.
The talk of another Tiger Woods comeback, therefore, has only begun to intensify. Last week, Sports Illustrated's Alan Shipnuck tweeted that Woods might return for the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament. If Woods should return to the new West Virginia golf match, he would join Phil Mickelson in headlining the event. No matter what the score in such a match might be, the world of golf news would feel the impact.
Before his disastrous showing at the Players Championship, Tiger Woods was tipped to surpass legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus's record eighteen Majors wins. However, once he limped off the sawgrass at Ponte Vedra, even one more golf tournament became either a pipe-dream, or the prospect of a long climb back to the top. At the moment Woods has thirteen Majors under his belt.
To those who are familiar with Tiger Woods' career, knee trouble is nothing new: he has had four knee surgeries since his days at Stanford University. His resilience has led millions of followers and golf fans to carry one to believe in him, as does his former golf-swing coach.
Hank Haney, who coached Woods for over a decade thinks Tiger can come roaring back. He has been cited as comparing Woods' relatively young age of 35 to Nicklaus' age of 46, when Nicklaus won his final Major in 1986. Haney believes Woods' body should allow him to recover as in years past, but qualified his beliefs by pointing out the requisite that Woods won more Majors than Phil Mickelson has in his whole career. Nonetheless, Haney believes Tiger has many more Majors ahead of him.
The talk of another Tiger Woods comeback, therefore, has only begun to intensify. Last week, Sports Illustrated's Alan Shipnuck tweeted that Woods might return for the Greenbrier Classic golf tournament. If Woods should return to the new West Virginia golf match, he would join Phil Mickelson in headlining the event. No matter what the score in such a match might be, the world of golf news would feel the impact.
About the Author:
John Casson is a contributing writer for the Imagine Sports Network which provides baseball, tennis, and golf news. He has written about multiple sports and has followed golf tournaments for many years and he has posted on golf blogs as well as golf forums.
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