Tiger Woodsand’s golf cart exit on Friday at the Genesis Invitational was just a grim reminder of how often that scene has played out over the past decade. And it puts into perspective what he was able to accomplish in the small window of 2018-19 and how daunting the task now at 48 years old. Woods withdrew from the tournament after hitting a tee shot on the 7th hole at Riviera Country. Club. It was immediately feared that it was related to his back – which had undergone five procedures – or to the leg, ankle or foot seriously injured in a car accident three years ago. It was later reported that Woods was ill, that he had flu-like symptoms, and there were signs that he was. It was still a little annoying to see him go out with holes, which happened often until 2014
. Then the first signs of distress were reported. Here is a list taken from Woodsand over the past 10 years. 2014 Honda Classic: Woods was in the final round of the tournament when he withdrew due to back pain. He played a week later but showed obvious concern in the final round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship, where he tied for 66 after the third round but shot 78 the next day. (Patrick Reed was the winner and put the infamous “top 5” player in the world on commentary). Those problems led to his first microdiscectomy on March 31 of that year, missing the masters for the first time as a professional. 2014 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational: After returning from a microdiscectomy at the Quicken Loans National in June and playing in the British Open, where he finished 69th,
Woods was back in the final round of the tournament when he called the officials on the 9 a hole at Firestone. Country Club. In obvious pain, he was wheeled to the parking lot. He attempted to play in the PGA Championship the following week, where he missed out, not returning until the Hero World Challenge in December. 2015 Farmers Insurance Open: Woods had a disastrous start to the year as he showed a shocking inability to pick up the ball. He trailed after the second round at the WM Phoenix Open when he shot 82, but failed to break 80 for the second time in his professional career. He attempted to play in the Farmers Insurance Open the following week and bowed out in the first round. He took a nine-week break before returning to the Masters. 2017 Dubai Desert Classic: Woods underwent two microdiscectomies just six weeks apart in the fall of 2015 and didn’t have an official incident all of 2016. He returned to the Hero World Challenge in December and set an ambitious schedule in 2017, but was derailed in two incidents. He traveled all the way to
Dubai only to withdraw with back pain before the second round. In April, he underwent spinal fusion surgery. 2019 Northern Trust: Woods won the Tour Championship and the Masters last year after a stunning comeback from spinal fusion surgery in 2017. But after winning the Masters, Woods never looked right. He played just six times and was tied for ninth at the Memorial before bowing out of the FedEx Cup playoffs with an oblique injury. He played in the BMW Championship the following week but did not qualify for the Tour Championship. Shortly after, he underwent knee surgery, which was blamed for his summer woes. He then made a stunning comeback to win in his first start at the Zozo Championship, tying Sam Sneadand#039; PGA Tour record 82 wins. 2022 PGA Championship: Coming back from a car crash in his second start, Woods made another shot –
he did so at the Masters – but withdrew after struggling in the third round. It later turned out that a screw in his ankle or lower leg had come loose. Soon after, he underwent a secret procedure. 2023 Masters: After making it to Augusta National for the 23rd time in a row, Woods was unable to make it past the third round due to weather conditions and withdrew. A few weeks later, he had ankle surgery, a subtalar fusion. 2024 Genesis Invitational: Woods wins just six holes in first start of year 4,444 4,444 Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article285644727.html#storylink=cpy.
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