Hurting Tiger listed for Masters start
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—Tiger Woods appears set to make his 26th start at the Masters next week, but the 15-time major winner remains hampered by severe leg injuries from a 2021 car crash.
Woods, whose plane was tracked to Augusta a week ago, is listed to speak with reporters at Augusta National on Tuesday and remains among those in the tournament field on the event website rather than among non-playing champions.
But the 48-year-old US superstar, whose 82 Professional Golfers’ Association Tour wins shares the all-time record with Sam Snead, is battling injuries, according to his longtime pal Notah Begay.
“He’s trying to formulate a strategy and approach that he can work with given the constraints that he is presented with, and he has got some constraints,” Begay told reporters on Wednesday. “He has got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have.”
Woods won the 2019 Masters for his first major title since 2008, but has had a tough comeback from the 2021 auto accident at the 2022 Masters, finishing 47th while struggling to walk all 72 holes at the hilly layout.
“He has been trying to find a way to recover,” Begay said. “He can play the golf. We always knew the question was going to be, ‘Can he walk the 72?’ That’s still up in the air.” —AFP
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