{"id":1241996,"date":"2023-02-19T23:07:10","date_gmt":"2023-02-19T23:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-admits-return-to-top-level-golf-more-difficult-than-he-let-on\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:56:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:56:51","slug":"tiger-woods-admits-return-to-top-level-golf-more-difficult-than-he-let-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-admits-return-to-top-level-golf-more-difficult-than-he-let-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods admits return to top-level golf \u2018more difficult\u2019 than he let on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods admitted his return to top-level golf was physically harder than he let on after a final round of 73 in the Genesis Invitational.<\/p>\n<p>Woods suffered multiple fractures of his right leg and ankle in a car accident in Los Angeles two years ago and has resigned himself to playing only a handful of events a year for the rest of his career.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-time major winner showed glimpses of his brilliance at Riviera, particularly during a third round of 67, but found it difficult to walk 18 holes for five days in succession in his first event without the use of a cart since last summer\u2019s Open Championship.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#x1f5e3;&#xfe0f; \"My goal each and every year from here going forward is to play in all the majors\"<\/p>\n<p>Tiger Woods reflects on his competitive return at the Genesis Invitational, how far he has come in his career and what his plans are for the future &#x1f440; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/piqYp2X0jK\">pic.twitter.com\/piqYp2X0jK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sky Sports Golf (@SkySportsGolf) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkySportsGolf\/status\/1627434962386288643?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s progress, headed in the right direction,\u201d Woods told reporters. \u201cIt certainly was a little bit more difficult than I probably let on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy team has been fantastic in getting my body recovered day to day and getting me ready to play each and every day. That\u2019s the hard part that I can\u2019t simulate at home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if I played four days at home, it\u2019s not the same as adrenaline, it\u2019s not the same as the system being ramped up like that, the intensity, just the focus that it takes to play at this level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woods would not be drawn on whether he will contest another PGA Tour event before the Masters in April, adding: \u201cLike I told you guys last year, I\u2019m not going to play any more than probably the majors and maybe a couple more.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Image --><\/p>\n<figure id=\"embedded127484144335578951988\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/02\/19\/f12f748da4144dd3a3b55e78951e988b.jpg?w=640\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/02\/19\/f12f748da4144dd3a3b55e78951e988b.jpg?w=320 320w, https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/02\/19\/f12f748da4144dd3a3b55e78951e988b.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/content.assets.pressassociation.io\/AP\/2023\/02\/19\/f12f748da4144dd3a3b55e78951e988b.jpg?w=1280 1280w\" alt=\"Tiger Woods\" data-title=\"Genesis Invitational Golf\" data-copyright-holder=\"AP\" data-copyright-notice=\"\" data-credit=\"Ryan Kang\" data-usage-terms=\"This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required.\" \/><figcaption>Tiger Woods hits from the 13th tee during the final round of the Genesis Invitational (Ryan Kang\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Image --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s it, that\u2019s all my body will allow me to do. My back the way it is, all the surgeries I had on my back, my leg the way it is, I just can\u2019t. That\u2019s just going to be my future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo my intent last year was to play in all four majors, I got three of the four<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> Hopefully this year I can get all four and maybe sprinkle in a few here and there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut that\u2019s it for the rest of my career. I know that and I understand that. That\u2019s just my reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"content_link_1241994\" class=\"ct-div-block content-link_wrap\"><a class=\"ct-link content-link_image-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/genesis-invitational-2023-r4-jon-rahm-back-on-top-of-world-rankings\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Genesis-Invitational-Golf-5-150x150.jpg\" class=\"content-link_image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Genesis Invitational 2023 R4 - Jon Rahm\" srcset=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Genesis-Invitational-Golf-5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Genesis-Invitational-Golf-5-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Genesis-Invitational-Golf-5-250x250.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><div class=\"ct-div-block content-link_content\"><a class=\"ct-link\" href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/genesis-invitational-2023-r4-jon-rahm-back-on-top-of-world-rankings\/\"><h5 class=\"ct-headline content-link_title\"><strong>Related:<\/strong> Jon Rahm back on top of world rankings after Genesis Invitational triumph<\/h5><\/a><div class=\"ct-text-block content-link_text\">The victory is Rahm\u2019s fifth in his last nine worldwide starts and his 10th PGA Tour title.<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Genesis Invitational was Woods\u2019 first event without using a cart since last summer\u2019s Open Championship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1241997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[5516,9051,95],"class_list":["post-1241996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-genesis-invitational","tag-pa-news","tag-tiger-woods"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.3 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tiger Woods admits return to golf \u2018more difficult\u2019 than he let on<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tiger Woods admits return was difficult. 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