At this point we already know that the performance of Tiger Woods is far from that of that player who was, but it is always a reason for joy to see the Californian in the field from that car accident he suffered in 2021. Since then the Tiger has only played eleven events Officers and is far from fulfilling that idyllic plan of “a tournament per month”. The 2024 season was even prolific, with five appearances, the last one in the British Open.
The former world one passed after the Open by the operating room, where he was intervened again from his back. He planned to reappear in the Invitational Genesis this week, a tournament he organizes and that for this edition has moved to Torrey Pins due to the fires that of Los Angeles, who stayed at the gates of Riviera. However, Woods has announced that he retires from the event, confessing that he is not ready after the death of his mother, Kultida, at 80, last Tuesday.
In a brief statement, Tiger explains: “I planned to play this week, but I’m not ready. I did my best to prepare, knowing that it was what my mother would have wanted, but I am still processing her loss. Thanks to all those who They have contacted me. With luck we will see it in The Players or in the Masters no later than.
The winner of 15 Majors has more than justified his absence in these difficult days for him. Sunday was invited by Donald Trump to play some holes at the Trump International Golf Club in Florida, where they talked about the future of golf. The president of the United States commented before the media after the meeting: “He is someone great, a great guy. He is very sad for the death of his mother.”
As a curiosity, Kultida Woods must be attributed to him that Tiger looks red on the tournaments, as he explained in the Jimmy Fallon program: “My mother thought that, as I am Capricorn, the red was my color of power or something like that , so I ended up wearing red and won some tournaments. Then, to annoy it, I wore blue and did not win those tournaments. So my mother is always right, ”he confessed.