Operated on his right foot last week in New York, Tiger Woods should not, according to Dr. Bill Mallon, a former pro on the PGA Tour in the 70s and become an orthopedic surgeon, play high-level golf again before the Masters 2024.
« It will probably take between nine months and a year! “Blowed the Doctor Bill Mallon on the Podcast of Bunkered. Orthopedic surgeon after evolving for four years in the 70s on the prestigious PGA TourBill Mallon was questioned about the enforced rest period of Tiger Woodsforced to retire three weeks ago now at the Masters due to an injury to the arch of the right foot.
Operated from a subtalian fusion in New York last week, the Tiger did not indicate in a short statement on his Twitter account a recovery date. And for good reason…
« In the best case, assuming that the healing takes place normally, he could resume in about six months but in a very flexible way, playing in a golf cartadds Bill Mallon. We can consider him coming back in December to take part in some end-of-year events, but it’s clear to me that we won’t see him again in a big tournament until Masters 2024. »
We won’t see the Tiger from the years 2000, 2001 or 2002 again. I don’t think we will see the Tiger from the years 2008 to 2013 either. For me, he won’t win any more tournaments
Bill Mallon
He will then be 48 years old and his chances of breaking the record of victories on the PGA Tour co-held with Sam Snead (82 successes) or even the one in Major, owned by Jack Nicklaus (18), are now almost nil.
« We will never see the Tiger of the years 2000, 2001 or 2002 againcontinues the surgeon. I also don’t think we’ll see the Tiger from 2008 to 2013 again. For me, he won’t win any more tournaments. So yeah, he’s very strong mentally but as I tell people who ask me on social media, he’s had five major back surgeries, and now there’s this one on his foot. On the other hand, I do not see him hanging up, definitively stopping golf… But will he accept this state of affairs? Tiger always has expectations. He is a born competitor. The question today is whether he is ready to accept that he will no longer be able to win the Masters and do better than 45th place… »
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2023-04-26 10:27:19
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