- Tiger Woods missed the cut at the Masters and PGA Championship
- The 48-year-old has battled multiple issues in recent years.
Tiger Woods is frustrated by the state of his game and worried about how his career could end as he fights to prolong his playing days.
Woods, 48, recently missed the cut at the PGA Championship in May and also failed to make the Masters weekend in April.
Now, a close friend has spoken to him New York Post about what’s going on in the mind of the 15-time Grand Slam champion.
“It’s one setback after another for him, and it’s really weighing on him,” the friend said. “He’s really frustrated while he figures out how to get back.”
“He was mad at himself (at the PGA Championship). He’s got to do better. He’d hate for his career to end up limping like a tired old horse. He doesn’t want to be embarrassed. He still wants to be a force.”
Tiger Woods has missed the cut at The Masters and the PGA Championship so far this year
A close friend has claimed that Woods is worried about how his career might end.
Woods needed surgery after the 2023 Masters to relieve symptoms of plantar fasciitis.
Woods was injured in 2021 when his car left a suburban Los Angeles highway at more than 85 mph, crushing his right leg so hard that he said doctors considered amputation.
The source close to Woods also said that while he is taking a keen interest in his 15-year-old son Charlie’s game, he is cautious about putting too much pressure on the teenager’s shoulders.
“Sometimes it’s almost fun to watch Tiger,” the source said of him watching his son on the field. ‘He gets very excited when he sees it.
‘If there’s a bad shot, he’ll grimace. But he bites his tongue a lot; His father was legendary, but maybe he pushed Tiger too hard.
‘Tiger wants to be a balance between pushing, but also supporting and caring. He’s trying not to put too much pressure on Charlie.
Woods has also been linked with taking over as United States captain for the upcoming Ryder Cup, which will be held at Bethpage in New York next year.
DailyMail.Com reported in early May that while Woods had hinted the role might not be right for him as the PGA Tour and LIV continue their power struggle, he was ready for more talks about the vacancy.
Woods is also cautious about how he continues his son Charlie’s golf career.
Woods has struggled in recent years with a number of issues that have affected his game.
PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh insisted Woods won’t rush into a call, explaining, “We’ve had conversations for months.”
‘We have also had conversations in the Ryder Cup committee, multiple conversations about potential captains and a list of potential captains. You know, Tiger, that’s been pretty clear.
“I think we all know that he can be quite focused and that’s one of his many superpowers: that ability to tunnel and decide.”
“And he doesn’t do anything he’s not fully committed to, and we totally respect that.” And he has a lot on his plate right now.
“He’s very active, obviously, on the PGA Tour side (in his negotiations with the Saudi sponsors of the LIV circuit).