Tiger Woods says he would tell his younger self to run less after 30-mile sprints ‘destroyed my body and my knees’
- Tiger Woods was asked by a fan what he would tell his younger self
- The five-time Masters winner responded, ‘Not to run so much.’
- Woods would run 30 miles a week for the first six years of his Tour
- He believes that it ultimately caused him injuries resulting in four back and five knee surgeries
Tiger Woods cautioned young golfers about the pitfalls of taking up running during a recent question-and-answer session with fans.
Woods, 44, was asked the following question Friday on GolfTV: ‘If you had one thing you could go back in time and tell your younger self, what would it be?’
Woods was quick with a response.
‘Yeah, not to run so much,’ he said. ‘Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five, six years on tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees.’
Tiger Woods was asked by a fan what he would tell his younger self. The five-time Masters winner responded, ‘Not to run so much.’
Woods routine used to start with a four-mile run before hitting both the weight room and the golf course. He’d finish off his day with another four-mile run.
Woods is tied with Sam Snead for the most wins (82) in PGA Tour history.
Woods won 13 of his 15 career major championships prior to the age of 33 before injuries began to take their toll, requiring multiple knee and back surgeries.
Woods had to pull out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational and The Players Championship because of injury before coronavirus halted the PGA Tour.
Tiger Woods winces in pain from a back injury as he walks off the seventh tee during the first round of the American Express Championship at Mount Juliet Golf Club in September 2004
Woods ended up crashing his SUV into a fire hydrant outside his home in Orlando, Florida in 2009, which was then followed by reports of the golfer having an extramarital affair
In 2017, Woods was seen in a police booking photo after being arrested on DUI
The answer may have surprised some particularly after Woods’ personal life completely unraveled in 2009.
He ended up crashing his SUV into a fire hydrant outside his home in Florida which was then followed by reports of the golfer having an extramarital affair.
Eight years later, in 2017, Woods ended up pleading guilty to reckless driving after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car with the engine still running.
Woods blamed the incident on a combination of pain medications.
In 2019, he won his fifth Masters and 15th major title, his first in 11 years.
Tiger Woods celebrates after winning the Masters Tournament on April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia. It was his 15th major title and first in 11 years
Now, in a world starved of live sport, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are planning to join NFL legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for a match played without spectators.
The game, set to take place in Florida, would see all proceeds benefiting Covid-19 relief.
It is a marked contrast to last time, when the pair played for a winner-takes-all prize of $9million in Las Vegas.
Mickelson played poorly but still walked off with the sizable prize as he beat a bored-looking Woods.
The date and venue of the latest edition is still to be confirmed, with the PGA Tour saying the logistics and safety of the event are still to be finalized.
But with Woods and Mickelson are tweeting as if it is going ahead, and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has expressed his approval.
It could possibly take place on May 23.
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson will replay the $9m ‘The Match’ to raise cash to fight COVID-19
In 2018, Woods and Mickelson competed for a prize, which Mickelson won