I wish him the best with his recovery and I don't think it's a stretch to say this is an injury which affects him the rest of his life. Especially true when you double it up with 5 back surgeries by age 45.
There isn't any way he plays golf in 2021. If everything goes right he could play towards the end of 22.
I am willing to bet a large chunk of money he plays at least one more PGA tour event outside of the Master's where he has a lifetime exemption to play whenever he wants. Tiger isn't going out like this.
I mentioned Hogan's injury earlier in this thread in 1949. He had all his lower extremities busted up, organ damage, had to wait over an hour for an ambulance and then a 2 hour ride to the hospital. That was in 1949. And yet he was able to compete within 18 months. He needed all sorts of medical treatment between rounds and before rounds but back in those days reporters didn't make that a story.
Hogan was younger than Woods and didn't have the back issues. He did come back and win six more majors. As a point of reference, this is what Hogan's car looked like. I'm guessing he didn't have many air bags in that car.
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