GAINESVILLE, GAINESVILLE, GAINESVILLE, GAINESVILLE, GA While the majority of the attention this week has been on Tiger Woods’ surgically repaired right leg and his immediate plans for the Masters, his return to competitive golf for the first time since the autumn of 2020 has sparked a bigger discussion about how his game evolves.
After a second-round 74, he was asked if his right leg injury, acquired in a single-vehicle automobile accident in February 2021, had forced him to adjust his swing.
“I’m not sure what I can do.” The ankle will remain immobile. Woods, who is tied for 19th and nine shots behind leader Scottie Scheffler, said, “I got rods and plates and pins and screws and a bunch of different things in there.” “It’ll never move the way it used to.”
Woods also answered a question that has been lingering since the accident, which occurred when he was recovering from a back issue.
“The most important thing is that the ankle is always going to be a concern, but it’s going to be the back if I play golf ballistically.” He explained, “It’s fused.” “It will be the levels above and below that bear the brunt of it.” I already had back troubles going into this, and this only adds to it.”
Despite his limits, Woods stated he can still hit the ball at 175 mph, which would place him around 50th on the PGA Tour, despite being 57th in driving distance this week (285-yard average).
