David Kirkpatrick

June 18, 2008

Tiger done for season

Filed under: Sports — Tags: , , , , — davidkirkpatrick @ 6:04 pm

It looks like Tiger Woods’ US Open victory was a bit more heroic than it seemed.

He’s having season-ending surgery for a torn ligament and stress fractures in his left leg.

From the link:

Tiger Woods walked tenderly out of Torrey Pines with a U.S. Open trophy he was destined to win on a left leg worse than anyone imagined. A group of children called out to him and Woods looked over and waved.

It turned out to be a most symbolic gesture.

So long, Tiger.

See you next year.

Woods revealed Wednesday he has been playing for at least 10 months with a torn ligament in his left knee, and that he suffered a double stress fracture in his left leg two weeks before the U.S. Open. He said he will have season-ending surgery, knocking him out of the final two majors and the Ryder Cup.

 

3 Comments »

  1. Maybe there will be less pressure on the US Ryder Cup team w/o him and they will play better.

    Comment by Ben K — June 18, 2008 @ 10:18 pm

  2. You may well be on to something there. Tiger nevers plays his best golf in the Ryder Cup and some of his partners seem a bit daunted or intimidated when paired with him.

    I bet post surgery, post rehab Tiger is going to more unstoppable than ever.

    Comment by davidkirkpatrick — June 19, 2008 @ 12:28 am

  3. yeah i dunno. i mean anyman thats pregnant probably isnt going to play his best golf.

    Comment by goliath — June 22, 2008 @ 9:30 pm

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