TIGER Woods, American professional golfer, has admitted for the first time that his career may be over. He said he is uncertain whether or not he will return to the sport he once dominated.

The golf star player hasn’t played competitive golf since January of this year when he missed the Farmers Insurance Open. Since that time he has had another back surgery (his fourth) since he was  arrested for driving under influence, and has barely swung a club.

Woods has recovered enough to be an assistant captain on the Presidents Cup team and has been hitting 60-yard shots, but he is uncertain whether or not he will return to the sport he once dominated and said as much on Wednesday ahead of the Presidents Cup.

“I don’t know what my future holds. We’re taking one step at a time, it’s a process and I’m in no hurry. My timetable is basically what my surgeon says. I’m hitting 60 yard shots, very straight right now.”

Woods will turn 42 at the end of this year and a return to the sport seems like it is slowly slipping away. While there are 40-year-old guys on Tour who are still be playing at competitive levels, none of them have undergone as many surgeries on such a difficult part of the body to heal after injury as Woods has with his back.

– Sept. 29, 2017 @ 12:32 GMT |