What to expect from Tiger?
After last night Tiger Woods is 0-1 in 2012. Well, if you count his team losing to Rickie Fowler’s at the Fiesta Bowl. Tiger was named honorary captain and coin-toss flipper on behalf of Stanford’s squad. Fowler served the same duties for Oklahoma State’s football team. In a thrilling game with an exciting (or heartbreaking) ending, the Cowboys beat the Cardinals.
Meanwhile, Tiger told the AP in an email that he’s finally 100% healthy, so he’s super stoked:
“The lowest moments (last year) came from the fact that I wasn’t healthy and couldn’t put in the time on and off the course that I wanted and needed to, and that was frustrating,” Woods said. “I was playing with pain and that isn’t fun. The last couple of months have been really fun and that is mostly because I am feeling healthy again and building week on week.”
As someone with a chronic pain disorder, I can empathize with playing in pain — it really, really sucks. With Tiger at 100% physically, he’s likely also mentally more fit.
Nothing stands out in the article. Just the same ol’ generic quotes. Like what? He’s pumped to open his season in Abu Dhabi:
“I am looking to get off to a fast start in Abu Dhabi and keep building from there,” Woods said. “Now that I am healthy, I feel I can keep building my game and confidence week on week, much like I did at the end of (last) year – from the Australian Open to the Presidents Cup to, finally, a win in California.”
He also praised U.S. Open champ Rory McIlroy and current world No. 1 Luke Donald:
“There are so many great and talented players in the game right now – it is exciting for golf fans and I relish the challenge of going head-to-head with any number of the leading players on a Sunday afternoon,” Woods said. “Rory and Luke are both very talented golfers and I admire what they have achieved in the last year. I look forward to having many great battles on a Sunday afternoon with these great players in 2012.”
/Yawn. Wake me when he returns to competition in a few weeks. Or when — I mean, if — he officially announces he’s kicking off his PGA Tour season at Pebble Beach.
(AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)
Steph, if you suffer from chronic pain you should check this out:
http://www.neuraltherapybook.com/NTdefined.php
Hoping for an epic year in Golf. Last year kinda.. well sorta disappointed IMHO. Tremendous amount of chatter and over the top comments…Golf sorta turned gossipy!!
And yes, I’m the small majority on this Blog who wants to see shot making like Bubba in Hawaii. And Jason day hitting 9 Irons 180 yards. I love the Super Human aspect of the game! 63.. 65 to Win Tournaments. 69 and 71 is hella boring to watch.
I’m hoping that Phil and Tiger play better and Luke and Adam Scott continue good form.
See everyone at Olympic..it’s a home game for me!
Hopefully it will be a very entertaining season on both the PGA and LPGA tours.
One of my resolutions is to not become “Pluto” in the WUP solar system and to once again feel the warmth of the sun my buddy radiates.
According to half the comments in other articles, this is an anti-Tiger blog.
What gives with all the Tiger attention?
I will watch golf if Tiger plays or if he doesn’t.
It is just a wonderful game (to play and watch) with sub-plots on top of sub-plots.
I can’t wait for the 2012 season to get going.
J
Tiger Woods already has a history of declaring he is “100%” healthy when the evidence indicated otherwise.
Excerpt from:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/golf/article-1275899/Tiger-Woods-loses-battle-bulge-The-Players-Championship.html
Forty-eight hours after declaring that he had no health issues and was feeling ‘absolutely 100 per cent,’ Woods cited a long-standing neck injury. Yet more evidence that we can’t believe a word he says any more.
MM, a 2 year old article is all ya got? You have 2 months before the main dish of crow is served. Enjoy it while it lasts.
@Shanks
I understand your frustration.
The real crow eaters have been the ones like you who have proclaimed that he has been on the verge of coming back for two years now only to see the last half dozen comeback attempts evaporate.
If he regains his dominance (every little bit of which will be needed to pass Nicklaus) I will gladly eat crow. But that will not happen. And the occasional victory sprinkled during the autumn years of his career won’t qualify.
It will be interesting to follow Tiger’s progress this year. Now that he is finally healthy we will get see just how can compete against the younger golf generation coming through.
Sorry to hear you suffer from chronic pain, Steph – great that despite that you like to smile a lot!
I’m looking forward to Rors and Luke eating Tiger’s lunch this year!
I hope golf stay away till the Masters. Need a real off season.
MM, if you are “gladly” eating it, it’s not crow. Buckle up, my man, because I suspect it’ll be hard to get down.