Albany, Bahamas ….
Tiger Woods revealed in his return to golf this week how he has been inundated with hundreds of letters of support from the public this past 10 months including taking delivery of parcels of mysterious potions for his ailing back.
Woods underwent fusion surgery on his long ailing back on April 19th and admitting to www.golfbytourmiss.com yesterday the pain he endured in the lead-up and in the recovery process following the delicate operation.
And Woods was asked again today (Wed) by www.golfbytourmiss.com what support he’s received from the general public.
“I received hundreds and hundreds of letters and also some very weird concoctions and some of them I didn’t know what they were,” Woods said smiling.
Tiger Woods at this mornings Hero World Challenge press conference.
“Actually, the public has been fantastic, the amount of support I’ve gotten.
“I’ve had so many responses and so many letters, as I said. People have just been reaching out to me including people who had fusion surgery themselves and saying you will be okay and it is going to be great.
“They’ve said it is like having your hip replaced, you’re dying in pain and all of a sudden there’s no more pain anymore for the rest of your life.
“That’s what so many people have said to me in their letters.
“But I was not sure of those potions or whatever they were sent.”
Bizarrely, the Bahamas event is also the third year in succession Woods is making the Hero World Challenge his return to official competition following a long injury lay-off.
And it is all about getting himself successfully through the opening round, and with winds of 30mph forecasted, in the elite 18-player no-cut event.
“I’m just trying to get through Thursday and then I’ll try and get through this tournament,” he said.
“It’s that simple because I haven’t played.
“It’s just nice to be back playing golf again. The thing I miss the most is being able to go out and play rounds with my friends, I hadn’t done that in two years.
“Every time I played was to try and get ready for a tournament somehow and then I had to take a few days because my back hurt.
“So, to end up on this side now is pretty nice.”
