Tiger Woods confirms retirement is on the mind during Hero broadcast
Tiger Woods joined the broadcast halfway through the opening round of the Hero World Challenge where he admitted he realises he may not have long left.
Tiger Woods joked he'd rather stretch and relax than have any more surgery as he revealed retirement is effectively upon him.
Woods, 46, is unable to participate this week at the Hero World Challenge - which he is hosting in Albany, Bahamas - after developing plantar fasciitis.
The 15-time major champion joined the broadcast mid-way through the opening round on Thursday where he conceded he had the option of having surgery again on his right foot or "stretch and relax".
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Woods chuckled as he confirmed he chose the latter option. It meant he had to "shut down" his preparation despite shooting rounds of 63 and 64 at his home course in Jupiter, Florida recently.
Earlier in the week Woods all-but confirmed that retirement is on the mind, saying he's not sure how much is left in his right leg which is held together by screws.
The plan going forward is just to play the major championships and at least one or two more events if he is capable, he said.
"I can hit any shot I want," Woods said. "I just can't walk."
Speaking on Thursday, Woods told the broadcast:
When talking about the topic of LIV Golf and being a spokesperson for the PGA Tour, Woods continued:
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By day's end it was Woods' replacement Sepp Straka who tied for the lead on 3-under par along with Tom Kim and Viktor Hovland.
Straka is skipping a good friend's wedding to be here. There are only 20 players in the field.
Jordan Spieth struggled on the opening day despite some helpful advice from Justin Thomas earlier in the week.
Spieth carded an opening round of 4-over 76.
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S. Straka, C. Morikawa, T. Kim, V. Hovland -3
S. Burns -2
M. Homa, T. Fleetwood, C. Young -1
J. Thomas, S. Scheffler, X. Schauffele, T. Finau E
B. Horschel, J. Rahm +1
S. Lowry, M. Fitzpatrick, S. Im, K. Kisner +2
C. Conners +3
J. Spieth +4
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