![]() Eight of the best sporting comebacks as Tiger Woods prepares for Masters after horror car crash.After being spotted wearing a FootJoy shoe while on the course this week – a surprise considering his famous and long-standing partnership with Nike – he revealed that it was a temporary arrangement made with comfort in mind. Woods also went into detail about the effect surgery had on his leg and rehab has had on his ability to walk. ![]() "That was a tough road, and to finally get out of that where I wasn't in a wheelchair or on crutches, walking and still had more surgeries ahead of me – to say that I was going to be here playing and talking to you guys again, I would have said that was very unlikely." I never left that hospital bed for three months. ![]() Tiger Woods announced at a press conference that he plans to play at the Masters this week (Image: Handout via REUTERS)Īsked if he would have believed he would be able to play to win at this year's Masters in the first few weeks after his crash, Woods responded: "At that time I was still in a hospital bed, and I was there for the next three months. The American has already ruled out a full-time return to the PGA Tour, but did say he planned to appear at certain events going forward.Ĭan Tiger Woods produce another unlikely Masters success on his comeback? Have your say in the comments section. After three months in hospital, he was allowed to return home where he has been in rehabilitation. Woods' progress has been closely followed despite official updates being few and far between since his accident. There will be a day when that won't happen." And if I feel like I can still play I'm going to. It is a tough challenge and a challenge I am up for. Tiger Woods told Phil Mickelson 'cover your s*** up' in hilarious Masters locker room chat.Tiger Woods confirms he plans to play at Masters in dramatic return to golf. ![]() The golf legend was always planning to travel to Georgia this week to attend the traditional Champions Dinner, but rumours of his potential comeback were nothing more than that – until he said at Tuesday's press conference: "As of right now, I feel I am going to play. That return will be 14 months on from the crash in California last February which left him bed-bound for months. “You have all taken such great care of me and I cannot thank you enough.Tiger Woods has admitted he felt it was "very unlikely" that he would be able to play at the Masters this week as he recovered from horrific leg injuries last year.īut that's exactly what he plans to do, after telling reporters that he plans to take to the course at Augusta on Thursday to mark his return to professional action. ![]() “Thank you to the incredible surgeons, doctors, nurses and staff at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,” he continued in his statement. Two days after being admitted to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in the immediate aftermath of the crash, Woods was subsequently moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he underwent successful follow-up procedures to his injuries. The crash shattered his right leg, resulting in comminuted fractures to the tibia and fibula bones in addition to injuries to the foot and ankle. The 15-time major champion has been largely quiet in the three weeks following the single-car accident in the days after hosting the Genesis Invitational. “I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks.” “Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery,” Woods wrote in a statement released on his social media accounts. Woods announced Tuesday evening that he has returned home to South Florida after a lengthy hospital stay spanning two Los-Angeles area facilities and 21 days following a serious car accident on the border of Racho Palos Verdes and Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Tiger Woods has returned home from the hospital ![]()
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