Tiger Woods has not featured competitively since ending seventh alongside his son Charlie on the 2020 PNC Championship; 82-time PGA Tour winner grouped with Group Thomas for the opening day – watch dwell this weekend on Sky Sports activities Golf
By Ali Stafford
Final Up to date: 16/12/21 11:38pm
Justin Thomas and Tiger Woods are grouped collectively on the PNC Championship for the second 12 months working
Justin Thomas is relishing the chance to compete alongside Tiger Woods as soon as once more when the 15-time main champion makes his return to motion this weekend on the PNC Championship.
Woods is partnering his 12-year-old son Charlie for the workforce occasion in Florida, with the 36-hole event marking his first aggressive look since sustaining severe leg and ankle accidents throughout February’s automotive crash.
Group Woods have been grouped for Saturday’s opening spherical alongside Group Thomas – Justin and his father Mike -with the previous world No 1 delighted to see Woods in a position to tee it up once more.
“My pleasure degree is excessive only for him being out right here and being someplace apart from his home and attending to see plenty of acquainted faces,” Thomas mentioned. “I do know spending time with Charlie (Woods) is a big deal to him, so I do know he is excited for that half.
“By way of the competing, I feel his expectations are very low. However on the similar time, he’s who he’s for a purpose, so I am certain he’ll be p***ed off if he did not play nicely!”
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Woods has undergone in depth rehabilitation because the crash, spending three weeks in hospital after which months recuperating at dwelling earlier than being in place to slowly work again in direction of taking part in golf.
“On the finish of the day, it is like several freak harm or accident, all people’s restoration is totally different,” Thomas added.
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“It is all simply going to be sort of primarily based on what you do in rehab and stuff like that. On the similar time, similar to my dad and his again, he has days the place it is good, then he has days the place it is not. Similar to some days after I get up, really feel higher than I do others.
“When he [Tiger] goes by way of one thing like that, I am certain some days he is like, ‘oh, wow, I can do that’, and there is some days the place it is like, ‘oh, I am probably not certain’. But it surely’s very spectacular and unbelievable. However I do know that he someplace deep down in there had this circled on the calendar of wanting to come back again right here.”
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Nelly Korda can be a part of the 20-team discipline, solely open to main championship or Gamers Championship winners and their relations, with the ladies’s world No 1 wanting ahead to competing alongside Woods for the primary time.
“Once I heard the information [about Tiger’s return], I used to be in full shock, particularly because it being his first occasion again,” Korda mentioned. “I imply, for him to come back again from what he went by way of – when was his accident, February? Unbelievable.
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“He is had so many comebacks, and he is at all times come again even stronger I really feel like, and never many individuals anticipate it. He has accomplished a lot for the sport of golf and we would not be the place we’re these days with out him. He brings a very totally different ambiance.
“I at all times say I do not actually watch plenty of golf, however when Tiger is in rivalry, I am at all times glued to the TV. In order that’s simply the impression he makes on the sport of golf. It will likely be tremendous thrilling simply to be taking part in in the identical discipline as him.”
How will Tiger Woods get on on the PNC Championship? Watch this weekend dwell on Saturday from 5pm on Sky Sports activities Golf!
