Woods Could Be Struggling To Tee-Up In The Masters Says Begay

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Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods could be struggling to tee-up in next week’s Masters.

Woods recently returned to Augusta National for the first time since withdrawing ahead of last year’s weather-affected third round.

However, according to long-time good friend Notah Begay 111, not all is good with TW.

“He’s trying to formulate a strategy and approach that he can work within given the constraints that he’s presented with. And he’s got some constraints,” Begay said in an article appearing in USA Today.

“He’s got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have.”

That doesn’t sound too encouraging and remembering also Woods last appearance inside the ropes was in February’s Genesis Invitational when the tournament host was forced to withdraw after seven holes of the second round.

Woods did all four rounds, albeit finishing T18th among 20 competitors, in last December’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

While he returned to the ultra-private Albany course to play 18 holes in hosting Saudi PIF Chairman Yasir Al-Rjmayyan on March 17th on the ultra-private Albany host course in the Bahamas but it’s hardly the preparation even the most able-bodied golfer demands ahead of a major championship.

Woods and Begay 111 go back to their college days at Stanford and the duo have always trusted each other as evident when Woods is believed to have relayed to Begay that “my ankle doesn’t move. So, something’s going to take the stress. I mean, the stress is going to transfer somewhere else”.

However, Begay updated Woods’ plight in his chat this week with the media.

“For the past couple months, he’s been trying to find a way to recover,” Begay added.

“He can play the golf. We always knew the question was going to be ‘Can he walk the 72 holes?’

“That’s still up in the air. But can he recover, from one round to the next? That’s the biggest question that I really don’t know and he’s not going to know either until he gets out there and figures out whether the way he’s prepared for this year’s Masters is going to work for him.”

Should Woods not tee-up next week it will be the fourth occasion this past decade there will not be that customary Augusta National introduction:  “Fore please! Tiger Woods now driving”.

 



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