Tiger Woods says ankle pain-free; issues are with rest of leg

Tiger Woods says he’s pain-free in terms of his proper ankle that was fused in April. It is the remainder of leg that is still a piece in progress.

And there isn’t any indication when he’ll get again to work on the golf course.

“My ankle is ok. The place they fused my ankle, I’ve completely zero situation in anyway,” Woods mentioned Tuesday. “That ache is totally gone. It is the opposite areas which were compensated for.”

He in contrast it with when he had fusion surgical procedure on his decrease again. He mentioned the L5 and S1 vertebrae have been advantageous.

“However all the encompassing areas is the place I had all my issues, and I nonetheless do,” he mentioned. “So that you repair one, others need to grow to be extra hypermobile to get round it, and it could possibly result in some points.”

In fact, it would not take a lot for Woods to get everyone’s consideration about when he may play once more.

Two years in the past, he posted a video of 1 swing and two phrases — “Making progress” — that ultimately led to him taking part in the PNC Championship together with his son, Charlie, simply 10 months after his automotive crash exterior of Los Angeles.

This time all he did was stroll.

Woods caddied for his son on the Notah Begay III Junior Golf Nationwide Championship, and video footage confirmed him strolling and carrying the bag. This was every week after Stewart Cink mentioned in a Golf Channel interview that Woods advised him he had beginning training.

Practising for what stays to be seen.

“I am fairly sore after caddying for 4 days,” Woods mentioned. “It was a flat course, thank God.”

Woods introduced 19 gamers for the 20-man subject at his Hero World Problem within the Bahamas the week after Thanksgiving. As a result of it’s sanctioned by the PGA Tour, that may require 72 holes of strolling. Nonetheless, one spot stays open and the match host is exempt.

Extra seemingly is the PNC Championship, which Woods and 14-year-old Charlie have performed the previous two years. That’s sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions, that means carts are allowed. Woods has used a cart each instances.

Woods hasn’t performed since he withdrew on the Masters after the frigid third spherical. He had surgical procedure on his proper ankle two weeks later for arthritis that developed from his automotive crash.

The Related Press contributed to this story.