{"id":1414232,"date":"2022-04-01T07:17:01","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414232"},"modified":"2022-04-01T07:17:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-01T11:17:04","slug":"surgeon-weighs-in-on-tiger-woods-chances-of-returning-to-golf-as-masters-speculation-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/surgeon-weighs-in-on-tiger-woods-chances-of-returning-to-golf-as-masters-speculation-grow\/","title":{"rendered":"Surgeon Weighs in on Tiger Woods\u2019 Chances of Returning to Golf as Masters Speculation Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsurgeon-weighs-in-on-tiger-woods-chances-of-returning-to-golf-as-masters-speculation-grow%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1414232&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Speculation has been mounting over the past few days over whether Tiger Woods is going to play in the Masters next week after his plane was spotted at the local airport in Augusta, Georgia, where the major golf championship event is held each year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Woods has been suffering from back issues during the past ten years, and broke a leg in a car crash in February of last year, so many had thought that he might be done with golf for good. Now, a renowned surgeon is weighing in on his chances of making a comeback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But first, check out a vintage interview moment.\u00a0 If Tiger Woods had his way, he\u2019d never stop chasing majors!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Death has tried to take him, which would be the only way this man will stop chasing majors. If he\u2019s alive he\u2019s working towards winning majors. That is why he\u2019s our guy. Thank you god for making me a Tiger Woods fan. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eTiqFY6FaY\">pic.twitter.com\/eTiqFY6FaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riggs (@RiggsBarstool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiggsBarstool\/status\/1509513258503450633?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Will Tiger Woods Return To Golf In Time For The Masters? Surgeon Says:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Board-certified orthopedic surgeon Dr. Rahul Shah, who\u00a0specializes in complex spine conditions and minimally invasive surgeries, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tigers-woods-masters-speculation-surgeon-chances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> that while Tiger Woods\u2019 history of injuries is \u201ceye opening,\u201d everyone recovers differently from injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe truth is you have to take each injury one step at a time. If you kind of chronicle his injuries, you start with multiple bumps and bruises growing up and then he had the significant torquing injury to his back where he blew out one of his discs,\u201d said Shah.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Lifestyle + Entertainment from TellMeNow. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThat gave him a problem, and he had to shave that down,\u201d he added. \u201cThen it happened again, so they did another shave down. But it wasn\u2019t enough, so then they had to do a surgery to basically get all of the area where that disc wasn\u2019t working well to basically have it fused together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2022\/03\/tiger-woods-bursts-into-tears-as-hes-inducted-into-world-golf-hall-of-fame-by-his-14-year-old-daughter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger Woods Bursts Into Tears As He\u2019s Inducted Into World Golf Hall Of Fame By His 14-Year-Old Daughter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tiger Woods walking Augusta National today <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gqyV0RE6iB\">pic.twitter.com\/gqyV0RE6iB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShooterMcGavin_\/status\/1508797500429422606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Tiger Woods Seems To Be Bouncing Back<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Shah went on to say that while the car accident was a setback, Woods appears to be bouncing back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen he gets into this unfortunate (car) accident and what I can tell from what was leaked to the media, it seemed like it was going to be a while before he came back, and he\u2019s made a significant recovery even faster than expected,\u201d the doctor said.<\/p>\n<p>Woods has not played a PGA tournament since the\u00a0Masters in November of 2020. However, he\u2019s been spotted on golf courses playing non-professionally since then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAdditionally, he\u2019s made some significant progress with regards to playing small games,\u201d Shah said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing like making progress in smaller arenas just to make sure you\u2019re going to be able to make progress in bigger arenas. He recently had that father-son golf game, and he did well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themix.net\/2020\/08\/tiger-woods-triggers-radical-left-with-his-american-flag-mask-at-pga-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiger Woods Triggers Radical Left With His American Flag Mask At PGA Championship<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tiger Woods. The Masters. The 16th. 2005. Still gives me chills. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/57ofrSkdyX\">pic.twitter.com\/57ofrSkdyX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Kay (@stevek9KS1TV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stevek9KS1TV\/status\/1509455721519357958?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3><strong>Questions Over Possibility Of Re-Injuring Himself<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>While some may worry that Woods may injure himself further if he were to come back, Shah doesn\u2019t seem too worried about this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think his likelihood for injury is higher. Is it catastrophic? The answer is no,\u201d Shah said. \u201cAnd the reason is because he\u2019s basically gone through some smaller venues and has made progress and has been able to hold up. That tells you he has the stamina and ability to make progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Rory talking Tiger Woods (5-time Masters champ, 15-time major champ, 82-time tour champ, 3-time US Amateur champ, father of 2, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TaylorMadeAthlete?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TaylorMadeAthlete<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehfLewUVjX\">pic.twitter.com\/ehfLewUVjX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Riggs (@RiggsBarstool) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RiggsBarstool\/status\/1509239796060901376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 30, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In the end, Shah seems to feel that Woods would be able to play the full four rounds if he enters the Masters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a significant possibility that he will, particularly because he\u2019s been training for it,\u201d Shah said. \u201cWe don\u2019t see the training that he\u2019s done behind the scenes. So, I do think that there is a really reasonable chance. I would put it better than say 80% he can make all four days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Masters is set to begin on April 7, and will go through the 10th. Right now every serious golf fan wants to know if they\u2019ll be seeing Tiger Woods on the green in Augusta!\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speculation has been mounting over the past few days over whether Tiger Woods is going to play in the Masters next week after his plane was spotted at the local<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1414232","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1414232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1414232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1414232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1414232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1414232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}