Tiger Woods’ Injury Comeback: Patience Needed as There’s No Quick Fix

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Published: August 2, 2014

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For Tiger Woods and his fans, there are three words to keep in mind this season: It's a process.

In sports, this saying can be overused to the point of becoming trite. But in this case, as the 14-time major champion recovers from back surgery and tries to find comfort with his new, abbreviated swing, it might as well be gospel.

Woods missed the cut at the Quicken Loans National, had the worst four-round performance at a major in his career at the British Open and is pretty much out of contention after three rounds at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational. Following his 72 on Saturday, he is one-over par for the tournament, 15 shots behind leader Sergio Garcia.

But even given all of that, Woods is still ahead of schedule in his comeback. After all, he's only four months removed from back surgery. Patience is a must. 

In a press conference after his second round at Bridgestone on Friday, Woods reminded reporters of this, per ASAP Sports:

Hey, this is supposed to be my second tournament back, not my third. Everything's going pretty good. I've gotten a little bit better, and the good news is I'm still getting stronger. 

I've still got a long way to go as far as my strength and explosiveness compared to what I'm used to feeling, but all that's coming around.

But such perspective is hard for a perfectionist like Woods to keep. "I didn't hit the ball well. I didn't putt well. I didn't do anything well," he lamented at the beginning of the same press conference.

When describing his putting woes, he snarked, "It had bad speed, bad line. Other than that, it was all right."



It's hard for those covering his rounds to keep the big picture in focus, too. Perusing articles from his round of 71 on Friday, it was clear that most were looking at the glass half empty. "Tiger Woods regresses," a USA Today headline read. Another on ESPN.com proclaimed...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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