Tiger Woods Dealt Brutal Reality Check by Golf World Despite Positive Injury Update: ‘Dream On’
The annual charity event hosted by Tiger Woods, Tiger Jam, kicked off on Friday, May 31. The start of the unparalleled weekend in Vegas includes a Tiger Jam Golf Outing, along with a Poker Night by the end of Friday. The golfer was, consequently, spotted at the Shadow Creek Golf Course, teeing it up during the same.
Videos of the 82-time PGA Tour champ teeing it up were shared on X (formerly Twitter) by various news handles, including NUCLR GOLF as well as TWLEGION, a fan page for the professional. The latter account shared the recordings with the caption, “Tiger with some pop to his swing as Pinehurst approaches,” while alluding to the upcoming major championship, the 2024 U.S. Open. The tweet hinted at an injury-free Tiger Woods ahead of his third major appearance at Pinehurst No. 2.
The 48-year-old, since his return to the game at the 2023 Hero World Challenge, has taken part in a total of five events, including the 2023 PNC Championship with his son, Charlie Woods. Although the athlete had, back then, divulged his plans to play in an event per month including the majors, a withdrawal from the Genesis Invitational caused it to backfire, leading him to just tee it up at the majors.
The prestigious events, however, weren’t too successful for the golfer. Woods finished T60 at the Masters Tournament in Augusta National while scoring a 16-over par 304 with figures of 73-72-82-77. Following the same, he missed the cut in the PGA Championship with a score of 7-over 149 at 72-77. Regardless of the finishes, the community would still be able to witness him teeing it up at Pinehurst No. 2 for the upcoming major if everything goes as per the professional’s plans.
The tweet, meanwhile, failed to garner support from the golf world. A lot of the followers in the community did not express their backing for the golfer but instead took to taunt him and issue jabs at him for his recent performances that followed his gameplay post-recovery. The fans didn’t take his appearance at the Tiger Jam all too well either.
