With the Masters Tournament less than a week away all eyes will be on Tiger after his his close friend Notah Begay III talked about the severity of Wood’s ankle and whether Woods could handle Augusta National’s challenging terrain.
“He’s trying to formulate a strategy and approach that he can work within given the constraints that he’s presented with. And he’s got some constraints,” said Begay, during a call with USA Today.
“He’s got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have.”
Woods withdrew from his own tournament, the Genesis Invitational in February, due to what he said was the flu, although many questioned if it was a back issue. The five-time Masters champion is nursing several injuries, including a severe injury to his right leg, since his accident in February 2021.
“For the past couple months, he’s been trying to find a way to recover,” Begay said. “He can play the golf. We always knew the question was going to be, ‘Can he walk the 72 (holes)?’ That’s still up in the air. But can he recover, from one round to the next? That’s the biggest question that I really don’t know and he’s not going to know either until he gets out there and figures out whether the way he’s prepared for this year’s Masters is going to work for him.”
