Will Tiger Woods’ announcement to retire at age 47 come true?
Tiger Woods aims to win all tournaments in which he participates. If one day the 47-year-old legend realizes that he is no longer capable of competing for the title, he will retire.
“I like to compete, I like to compete. At some point, I understood I wouldn’t be able to win anymore.
If that day comes, I will retire,” Tiger Woods shared when attending the Hero World Challenge 2023, after eight months of hanging up his clubs due to injury.
“Sure, I’m here (Hero World Challenge 2023) to compete for the title,” the former world number one emphasized about the goal at Albany Stadium.
When the list of golfers participating in the Hero World Challenge 2023 was announced
It was not the 19 elite names that appeared on the list, but the only missing position that attracted a lot of attention.
Nearly 2 weeks since the tournament announcement, Tiger Woods confirmed that he will return to compete at the Albany course in the Bahamas, arousing the excitement of the world golf community.
Tiger Woods encountered many injuries during his career. The owner of 15 majors has not held a club since The Masters at Augusta National in April. At that time, he had to abandon the third round because of a recurrence of right plantar fasciitis injury. A few days later, the 47-year-old legend went on the surgery table to completely treat the ankle injury he suffered in a serious traffic accident that nearly killed him in 2021.
“My feeling of playing has dulled,” Woods shared when surrounded by reporters. “I’m very excited to compete. I’m as curious as all of you, I want to see what will happen because I haven’t played for a long time,” the American golfer expressed.
Regarding his injury, Woods revealed: “I no longer have pain like at Augusta National or in my ankle. Other parts of my body hurt a little more because of the heavy load, like my knees or my back. But The ankle is fine, which means the surgery was successful,” said the golfer who owns 15 majors.
Woods’ last appearance on the golf course was last November when he caddied for his son Charlie through 54 holes of golf at the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship. Although he still walked with a limp, Woods’ injured right leg “completed its mission” allowing him to pull the club all the way through four rounds.
“I was pretty sore after caddying for four days. But my ankle is fine now. I don’t have any problems. The pain has completely disappeared,” shared the golfer who owns a record of 82 PGA Tour Cups.
Woods completed the first round of the Hero World Challenge 2023 today. Although he admitted “pain all over his body”, his steps were not limp. Super Tiger scored -1 after the first 14 holes, had trouble at the par-5 15th hole with a double bogey, and then had two consecutive bogeys at holes 16 and 17.
As a result, Woods ended round 1 with 75 strokes (+3), eight strokes behind the leader and a score better than only two of the 20 golfers participating in the tournament in Albany.
“Physically, I know I will be fine. But the spirit is not really good. I made a lot of mistakes that I rarely make,” Woods said after the first round.
The 75-stroke round may not have met Woods’ expectations, but it flashed confidence that the 47-year-old golfer is ready to return to compete for future titles.
Hero World Challenge 2023 takes place at Albany Stadium in the Bahamas, from December 1 to December 4 (Vietnam time). This is a tournament that Tiger Woods is one of the co-founders and organizers of since 2000, to raise funds for the “Tiger Woods Charitable Foundation”, specializing in health care, education and social welfare for all. American children.
