Tiger Woods: "No Timetable for my Return to Golf..."

[tigers9iron]

Here it is folks, we got info http://www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/tiger-wont-play-api-no-timetable-return

 

I would guess he dips his feet in the water over the summer or fall, plays the Hero in December then gives it another go in 2018 at 42.

[KYMAR]

Theres no timetable.....ummmm......Niiiiice!!!....sorry, checking on my phone for the taylormade deposit..... as i was saying, there is no time table for my return to golf. I'll update you again whenever i feel like it.

[Dave230]

I think he'd retire if he hadn't signed those deals with TaylorMade and others recently, he has to keep up appearances for the time being.

 

Also if it was any other sport than golf, he'd just give up. But the fact that players can win in their 40s (even though a lot that were winning in their early 20s generally don't) means that he'll be happy to keep testing it, taking six months out at a time, rather than outright quitting in my opinion.

 

Don't think it's great for the game though to have him hanging over it like that if it's going to be like this for another five years or more.

[Sean2]

No surprise really.

[Holy Moses]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

[Dave230]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

 

Story of most faded stars. Ali and Tyson were similar.

[bscinstnct]

2018!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[2bGood]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

 

Hind sight is 20/20.

 

I have been sick all week, tried to go back to work today. Lasted about 2 hours. Was it my ego that made me go back? No, I wanted to get stuff done, and I thought I felt pretty good. I was wrong.

 

If there was some manual on how to come back I am sure Tiger would follow it. But as there is no manual, he is making it up as he goes along.

[skyking]

His cryptic say nothing statements as if he's negotiating with the Russians on some major agreement...well I'm done. Not reading anymore threads about him. Yeah, he doesn't need the money, doesn't need anything but R & R, enjoying his kids and giving the young guns some words of widsom at the Ryder and the like. Adios!

[xflex]

"The guy who never plays....still not playing. Back to you Jim with the weather"

[ctmason_98]

I think he'd retire if he hadn't signed those deals with TaylorMade and others recently, he has to keep up appearances for the time being.

 

Also if it was any other sport than golf, he'd just give up. But the fact that players can win in their 40s (even though a lot that were winning in their early 20s generally don't) means that he'll be happy to keep testing it, taking six months out at a time, rather than outright quitting in my opinion.

 

Don't think it's great for the game though to have him hanging over it like that if it's going to be like this for another five years or more.

 

I can think of maybe five players in my lifetime who made some official statement or proclamation that they would never again play in a professional tournament. Jack and Arnie come to mind, and that was at extremely advanced age.

 

Expecting TW to retire officially is never going to happen. There's no reason for him to.

[KYMAR]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

 

Hind sight is 20/20.

 

I have been sick all week, tried to go back to work today. Lasted about 2 hours. Was it my ego that made me go back? No, I wanted to get stuff done, and I thought I felt pretty good. I was wrong.

 

If there was some manual on how to come back I am sure Tiger would follow it. But as there is no manual, he is making it up as he goes along.

 

Your illness and tigers 47 million back surgeries, your work done for a company, his ability to (probably) buy that company,.... I mean, there are endless reasons why that analogy isn't very good. Moses makes several good points, primarily in my mind is the early season schedule he tried to put himself through was easily identifiable as a risky course of action.

[2bGood]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

 

Hind sight is 20/20.

 

I have been sick all week, tried to go back to work today. Lasted about 2 hours. Was it my ego that made me go back? No, I wanted to get stuff done, and I thought I felt pretty good. I was wrong.

 

If there was some manual on how to come back I am sure Tiger would follow it. But as there is no manual, he is making it up as he goes along.

 

Your illness and tigers 47 million back surgeries, your work done for a company, his ability to (probably) buy that company,.... I mean, there are endless reasons why that analogy isn't very good. Moses makes several good points, primarily in my mind is the early season schedule he tried to put himself through was easily identifiable as a risky course of action.

 

I own the company - but if Tiger would like to make an offer I am all ears.

[KYMAR]

Tiger's health and chances of beating Jack's major record has taken a backseat to his ego and bank account. Why did he try to come back early before he was fully healed so many times? His ego. Why did he sign with TaylorMade even though he didn't like any of their irons enough to play a current model? They paid the most. Why did Tiger schedule so many tournaments early on in the season? Because he under a minimum tournament contract and he tried to get a bunch of them out of the way. Why did he fly to Dubai when his back has been iffy? He wanted to get paid. Why was he lifting heavily when his back was barely holding up? Because he wants to be the longest and strongest on Tour still.

 

Tiger's ego made him what he was up until a few years ago, but now it's killing his career. His back would have been bad either way, but his choices lately aren't helping things out.

 

Hind sight is 20/20.

 

I have been sick all week, tried to go back to work today. Lasted about 2 hours. Was it my ego that made me go back? No, I wanted to get stuff done, and I thought I felt pretty good. I was wrong.

 

If there was some manual on how to come back I am sure Tiger would follow it. But as there is no manual, he is making it up as he goes along.

 

Your illness and tigers 47 million back surgeries, your work done for a company, his ability to (probably) buy that company,.... I mean, there are endless reasons why that analogy isn't very good. Moses makes several good points, primarily in my mind is the early season schedule he tried to put himself through was easily identifiable as a risky course of action.

 

I own the company - but if Tiger would like to make an offer I am all ears.

 

LOL Ill make some calls!

[caniac6]

At this point, maybe he should set his goals a bit lower than playing. Mabye playing with his kids, and living a normal life should be his goals.

[bscinstnct]

[Holy Moses]

At this point, maybe he should set his goals a bit lower than playing. Mabye playing with his kids, and living a normal life should be his goals.

 

He's basically said that already. "Anything else I do is gravy." But Tiger still wants to try to win. Why not?

[Medic]

Winning is embedded deeply into his being. To play and not win has got to hurt.

 

This is going to sound odd but at his peak I was a fan but mainly because I respected his game - not because I saw him as super-human. I think that so many people placed him on such a high pedestal that it is no wonder his fall has been such a bad one.

 

Perhaps instead of it being a matter of what personal goals Tiger sets for himself it might be better to look deeply at just what exactly we, as fans, have set as goals for him. I, for one, would love to see him finish an entire tourney, leave smiling and without pain, and interview talking about his next tourney. Win or not just finishing should, at this point, have enormous value.

[DavePelz4]

His next win will probably be on EA Sports Rory McIlroy PGA Tour.

 

Geez...how times have changed.

[golfer07840]

People wonder why I pick on Tiger so much. It's threads like this. Everyone clinging to memories of great golf played... Wait for it....9 years ago.

 

It's been over for a long time.

[dmac4g]

Well, there's always next year....or the year after that! Only took 70 years for the Cubs fans to keep saying it, hopefully it won't take that long to finally come true for Tiger's........

[anth]

2018!

 

 

 

Agreed. In 2018 you'll still be posting this video to make up for the fact that Tiger ain't got it no more

[PowderedToastMan]

He is remaining horizontal on his time table.

[Qqq123xx]

He will be milking this for years. Well kinda already has a bit. The neverending story.

[hogans71]

Well, there's always next year....or the year after that! Only took 70 years for the Cubs fans to keep saying it, hopefully it won't take that long to finally come true for Tiger's........

 

It took quite a bit longer than 70 years for Cubs fans my friend. TRUST ME... :)

[AMM315]

People wonder why I pick on Tiger so much. It's threads like this. Everyone clinging to memories of great golf played... Wait for it....9 years ago.

 

It's been over for a long time.

 

Are you forgetting he won 5 times, which was about 30% of the tournaments he entered, and won player of the year in 13?

[golfer07840]

He should just buy into the Golf Channel. He makes them tick as it is,and he's the reason they went from 24/7 infomercials to being big enough that by the late 2000s it was part of everyone's basic cable & satellite packages.

 

He may as well cash in.

[golfer07840]

People wonder why I pick on Tiger so much. It's threads like this. Everyone clinging to memories of great golf played... Wait for it....9 years ago.

 

It's been over for a long time.

 

Are you forgetting he won 5 times, which was about 30% of the tournaments he entered, and won player of the year in 13?

I didn't forget. But that was a flash in the pan considering he was 5 years removed from his last major.

[puttingmatt]

All the greats know when to call it a day with playing professionally.

He has more opportunity with other golf related endeavors. All in all,it is his call,

I look at this as a solid call on his part.

[AMM315]

People wonder why I pick on Tiger so much. It's threads like this. Everyone clinging to memories of great golf played... Wait for it....9 years ago.

 

It's been over for a long time.

 

Are you forgetting he won 5 times, which was about 30% of the tournaments he entered, and won player of the year in 13?

I didn't forget. But that was a flash in the pan considering he was 5 years removed from his last major.

 

Agreed when you compare it to his major runs, but we can't say that winning 5 times in one season isn't great golf!