Tiger Woods rumor spreads after PGA Tour legend’s injury nightmare
Following his back surgery, many are hoping to see 15-time major champion Tiger Woods make his return to golf as he continues his recovery.
Woods underwent his seventh back surgery in October and said recovery was going slower than he expected, but he has been cleared to chip and putt — hoping to make his way back to golf.
Woods is rumored to play on the PGA Tour Champions after the 15-time major winner turned 50 in December, and one insider thinks he will enter the tournament at some point.
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“There’s been rumors he’s going to play out here,” said PGA Tour winner Tommy Gainey on SiriusXM PGA TOUR Radio.
“I don’t know if any of the golf fans in TV land or radio land have seen, but he signed a deal with Insperity. You could see it on his sleeve, so that’s good news.
“And Insperity has a tournament on the PGA Tour Champions. So, I’ll let people think about what they want to think about that, but that tells me that if he’s able to play, he’s going to play in that one.”
Gainey believes there’s a chance Woods could make a return on the PGA Tour, as the gold icon has also been in attendance for every Jupiter Links TGL match.
“I’m moving up to short irons, so that’s about it,” Woods updated the fans at TGL. “I need a little bit more than that to be able to play [on TGL]. At my speed right now, I could probably play the Stinger hole. Just kind of roll it off the tee. But no, I’m progressing, which is nice. I’m getting there and getting stronger. It’s just one of those things where it just takes so much time for the bone to heal and the bone to set.”
Gainey won the Hale Irwin Rookie of the Year Award on the PGA Tour Champions last season and is hoping to play with Woods at some point in his career.
“The biggest thing for him is, I want him to get healthy,” Gainey said. “And when he does get healthy and plays out here, I would love to be paired with him going into the final round with a chance to win a golf tournament against him. That would be a dream come true.
“Everyone knows he was the man on the PGA Tour and he’s still the needle, in my opinion. I’m just so happy he’s 50 because he’s going to bring more eyes to the PGA Tour Champions. And that’s never going to hurt.”
