Tiger Woods He assured on Tuesday that, despite dragging down vital physical limitations after a serious accident in February 2021, he could “win” the PGA Championshipthe second ‘major’ of the season, which begins this Thursday in Tulsa (Oklahoma, USA).
“I feel like I can win, I just have to go out and compete and do it. I’ll be ready on Thursday,” he bluntly replied at a press conference when asked at a press conference about the goals he set for here. contest.
Tiger Woods, 46 years oldwill face the second tournament of his season after returning to compete in the final Augusta Masters, after sustaining fractures to the tibia and fibula in his right leg, as well as bone injuries to his foot and ankle in a road accident in February 2021.
Four -time PGA champion He was calm, serene and at the same time motivated at the nearly 30-minute press conference, where he also admitted that he had “different” opinions about Phil Michaelsonthe current champion of this tournament, who resigned to defend his crown due to his open match against the PGA Tour.
He said he had not spoken to Mickelson, whose name has been linked by special media to the independent tour. LIV Golf, funded by the Saudi Arabian regime, who wants to compete for quality and prestige in the PGA.
Without going directly into this issue, Woods stressed that the talented players have helped build the prestige of the PGA Tour at the sports and media level, where he believes that “players should be rewarded with some way. “
On a personal level, Woods acknowledged that the Monday after the Augusta Masters closing was “not fun” due to severe pain, but he stressed that from the following Tuesday the preparation began to come in the best way in Tulsa.
“The first month was like Everest and now we have to improve. I still have hard days, the days are not easy as one might think, but I see that I feel better, I can train a little more,” he admits. .
He was content with his work, but at the same time he still didn’t know “what level” he was.
And about his performance at Augusta, he said he left with some remorse, despite competing all four days at the level that showed “overall it was a good success.”
Source: La Verdad
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