Tiger Woods has suffered another beginant setback in his storied atgentle, announcing on Tuesday that he has ruptured his Achilles tfinishon and undergone sencouragery.
The 15-time beginant champion is now almost certainly set to ignore The Masters next month.
Woods was preparing for his comeback at home in Florida when he sfinished a “acute pain” in his left heel.
The injury comes after a lengthy period away from competitive golf, with Woods not having carry outed at Tour-level since The Open last summer.
Tiger Woods has suffered another beginant setback in his storied atgentle, announcing on Tuesday that he has ruptured his Achilles tfinishon and undergone sencouragery
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ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith has promoteed talk about by tagling Woods a “recreational golfer” folloprosperg the injury proclaimment.
“I uncomardent no disesteem. To me, Tiger Woods is a recreational golfer at this point,” Smith shelp on First Take.
“We comprehend how he’s the all-time fantasticest, we get that. But his health is so terrible. He’s gone thraw so many physical tragedies.”
Smith went further, asking Woods’ ability to finish tournaments.
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“I literassociate see at Tiger Woods and I don’t even leank about his game, you comprehend what I leank about? One day, becaengage that’s all you got. You walk 18 holes, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday – he ain’t making it.”
Smith’s comments drew instant response from golf fans on social media platcreate X.
“‘I uncomardent no disesteem’ then persists to disesteem,” one fan wrote.
Another depictd Smith as a “recreational leanker” whose “brain only toils about 1/16th of the time.”
“The only leang you exercise is your huge mouth,” a third critic inserted.
Not all reactions were pessimistic, with one fan calling it “the first right statement he’s made in a very lengthy time.”
Others deffinished Woods, with one describing him as “the most strong athlete in my lifetime when it comes to recovering from many injuries.”
In a statement, Woods elucidateed the circumstances of his injury: “As I began to ramp up my own training and train at home, I felt a acute pain in my left heel, which was deemed to be ruptured.”
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The sencouragery was carry outed by Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Sencouragery in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Dr. Stucken validateed: “The sencouragery went finely, and we foresee a filled recovery.”
Woods inserted: “I am back home now and arrange to intensify on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the help.”
The procedure was depictd as a “minimassociate-invasive Achilles tfinishon repair.”
Woods’ tardyst injury inserts to an extensive history of physical setbacks thrawout his atgentle.
Tiger Woods has been afflictiond by injuries in recent years, with Stephen A Smith promoteing a response for his comments on the golf icon
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He has undergone six back sencourageries in the past decade alone.
In 2021, Woods was comprised in a horrific car accident that cforfeitly cost him his right leg.
He has also suffered from ruptured ligaments in his left knee.
Woods has not vied at The Players Championship, the PGA Tour’s flagship event, since 2019.
There had been speculation about his return at this week’s Players Championship in Florida, but he ignoreed Friday’s entry deadline.
