The last time Tiger Woods touched the Wanamaker Cup was 14 years ago, in 2007. Also at Valhalla Golf Club in 2000, Super Tiger took home the second PGA Championship title of his career.

At the 2024 PGA Championship, Tiger Woods was eliminated with a total score of +7 after two rounds, ranking 133rd in the field of 156 players – with 20 athletes only being club level pros.

Woods was 8 points away from the qualifying cutoff mark and could not continue to the two important rounds of the weekend.

Last month, at The Masters, Tiger Woods passed the cut but his performance was not very positive, only maintaining his ranking at the bottom of the table.

The lack of results at major tournaments makes it inevitable that the community will “beg” Woods to retire.

Many experts also support this, including Nick Bradley – former coach of Justin Rose, Sir Nick Faldo and Paul McGinley.

Nick Bradley agreed with the opinion of legendary Scottish golfer Colin Montgomerie, saying: “Tiger Woods is still stubborn, he thinks he can do it, but it’s clear that both his physical and mental he is all against it. The time is right to leave, I think Tiger is delaying this for a bit too long.”

Bradley made the comparison and connection with legendary boxer Muhammad Ali’s refusal to retire in the early 1980s. Bradley said: “Ali was born in Kentucky and tried to fight two more season even though he should have quit. Tiger Woods is in Kentucky, and maybe he should retire soon before he turns himself into Ali. There is no shame in realizing that you have lost the agility of youth.”

The main difference, of course, is that Ali put his health at risk by returning to the ring. And Woods’ body has been “ravaged” by multiple back surgeries and catastrophic injuries he suffered in a car accident three years ago that nearly cost him his right leg. But he didn’t need to risk his health by continuing.

Woods has the right to leave when he wants and currently, he affirms that leaving will not happen, even though he has only participated in 7 tournaments since escaping “death’s door” in February 2022 – of which There were only 2 times he competed in the final round and his best performance was T-47.

When asked why he had to keep fighting so hard, even in pursuit of a failed goal (like playing the final 14 holes on Friday), Woods replied: “Just keep fighting. Keep popping, keep fighting, keep grinding, keep working hard to get the best score possible. That’s what I can do now. There will be a lot of things to sort out, but I will fight to the end.”

Woods’ biggest ambition in 2024 is to attend all four major tournaments. It’s been half a decade since he last played all four majors in one season. At least, it could be a small victory for our living legend, who is ranked 807th in the world.

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Source: New York Post