Sean Foley: Tiger Woods not practicing for the PGA Championship
Tiger Woods’ swing coach, Sean Foley revealed that Woods has not hit the practice rounds since the Players Championship and he has no plans of changing that status anytime soon.
Foley gave his statement through a text message on Tuesday night. He wrote, “We have not hit any balls. And I have no idea what his plans are as far as when he plays again. It’s up to the doctors.”
The message infers that the former world number one will not play in the PGA Championship, which is the next major of the season. Earlier, Woods missed the US Open and the Open Championship, owing to his lingering knee injury, which aggravated during the
third round of the Masters. The veteran did not pull out of the event despite the pain he was going through, and managed to finish in the top four.
However, he could not carry the same level of patience to the course during the Players Championship and withdrew right after the first nine holes. Ever since, he has not touched the clubs, on the advice of his doctors.
Since Woods has not been practicing for a while now, there are chances that the veteran won’t play in the last major of the season along with the final leg of World Golf Championships, Bridgestone Invitational. But some news channels have been been making
claims that the seven-time winner of Bridgestone Invitational will compete in the event, but with a new caddie.
Woods announced his split with long-time caddie Steve Williams on the onset of AT&T Championship, in which Williams carried bags for Adam Scott.
PGA Championship and Bridgestone Invitational are scheduled in the same week. This means, if the player fails to show up in the first one, then he is certain to miss the next as well. Secondly, Woods has never competed in an event without running through
practice sessions before the competition.
No word has been received from Woods or his agent on the matter though, and as long as they don’t come out with an official statement, nothing can be confirmed regarding Woods’ tour schedule for this season.
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