Tiger Woods hitting golf shots again after ankle surgery
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Severe leg injuries from a 2021 car crash have limited the ability of Tiger Woods to play a full-time PGA Tour schedule.
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SAN FRANCISCO – Tiger Woods is hitting golf shots again after undergoing ankle surgery and that has fans hopeful the 15-time Major winner might return to competition soon.
A short video clip of the former world No. 1 hitting a wedge at The Hay, a par-three course at Pebble Beach that he helped redesign, was posted on a Woods social media account late on Saturday.
Woods got into the act while his TGR Junior Invitational was being played at the California resort, with the video being the first of him hitting any golf shot since he had a right ankle fusion after withdrawing from the US Masters.
Woods, who turns 48 in December, also shared 45th at The Genesis Invitational in February in his only other start in 2023.
Severe leg injuries from a 2021 car crash have limited his ability to play any sort of a full-time PGA Tour schedule.
While Woods has not revealed any plans for another comeback, his Hero World Challenge invitational is set for December in the Bahamas and he has made past returns there.
Also in December is the PNC Championship, a parent-child event where Woods has played in the past alongside son Charlie.
Woods, who has been seen serving as a caddie for Charlie, could use a cart in the event.
Others hope to see Woods in charge of the next United States Ryder Cup squad.
Last Thursday, two-time US Ryder Cup captain Davis Love said Woods was “the next logical choice” for the job.
“We’ve got to call Tiger Woods and ask him,” the 59-year-old said. “I hate to put pressure on him, but it’s kind of his call.”
With some seen as likely captains in the past having left the PGA Tour for the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour, Woods could be a perfect choice to lead the US charge in 2025 at Bethpage Black after the Americans lost the Ryder Cup to Europe 16½ to 11½ at Rome’s Marco Simone Golf & Country Club a week ago.
Woods was a playing captain in the 2019 US line-up that won the Presidents Cup in Australia.
He is among the players set to compete in the TGL, a simulator golf league he and Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy formed that will start in January.
TGL fuses technology and live action in a two-hour match format and features 18 PGA Tour players split into six teams, one of which is owned by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian and his tennis Hall of Fame wife Serena Williams. AFP, REUTERS
