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5 reasons Tiger Woods’ comeback will be a disaster

By Adam Jacobs

SAN DIEGO - JUNE 16: Tiger Woods reacts by falling to his knees despite his knee injury after missing his birdie putt on the 19th hole of the playoff during the playoff round of the 108th U.S. Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 16, 2008 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO - JUNE 16: Tiger Woods reacts by falling to his knees despite his knee injury after missing his birdie putt on the 19th hole of the playoff during the playoff round of the 108th U.S. Open at the Torrey Pines Golf Course (South Course) on June 16, 2008 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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GAINESVILLE, VA - JULY 30: Tiger Woods reacts after missing a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the Quicken Loans National at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on July 30, 2015 in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
GAINESVILLE, VA – JULY 30: Tiger Woods reacts after missing a putt on the 17th hole during the first round of the Quicken Loans National at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on July 30, 2015 in Gainesville, Virginia. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour in October but the 14-time major champion’s return to golf is going to be a complete disaster.

Tiger Woods is set to make his return to the PGA Tour this October after 14 months on the shelf and it’s not going to go well. Tiger, who had multiple back surgeries in the fall of 2015, is set to play in three tournaments, the first in Napa at the Safeway Open.

After missing significant time due to his back injuries and his life still in disarray, his comeback should be a train wreck worth watching. Tiger has been in a free fall since the incident at his home where his then wife struck him with a golf club and he wrecked his SUV. We all remember the media circus that followed his life and subsequently stifled his career.

If Tiger is serious about his return to the PGA, he has quite the uphill climb ahead of him. He has missed almost 14 months of golf, had two back surgeries, a very public breakup with Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and now he has to play against the new young guns of the PGA Tour. Tiger isn’t the top dog anymore and the power and accuracy he played with is all but gone. Here are five reasons why Tiger’s comeback is going to be a disaster.

5. Injuries

Tiger has run the gambit of serious injuries in his golfing career. The latest back surgeries may be the most debilitating, but his long line of injuries has taken a toll on his performance. In 2002 Tiger had his first knee injury when he had to have fluid drained from his left ACL area.

The knee was a nagging issue that resurfaced in 2008 when he had two separate left knee surgeries. Tiger missed nine months of PGA action and when he returned he was visibly a different player. Gone were his monster drives and confidence that defined his career

Woods’ nagging issues continue in 2010 when he complains of a bulging disc and neck pain during the Players’ Championship. He would withdraw early from that tournament again the next year citing knee and achilles pain. His left leg problems persist well into 2012, making him miss three months of the PGA Tour.

In 2013 Tiger announced he would miss the AT&T National because of a left elbow strain. His body was clearly not holding up to the rigors of a full PGA tour and now his back began to give out.

Anyone who understands golf realizes that you can’t play with a bad back and Tiger found that out firsthand at the Barclays in 2013. The core is so essential to a player’s swing and Tiger’s was failing him.

In 2014 Tiger missed his first Masters of his professional career because of a pinched nerve in his back. At the Farmer’s Insurance Open in February of 2015, Tiger bowed out complaining of back issues stemming from his “glutes not activating.” The funniest explanation of a back injury I’ve ever heard. This was followed by two back surgeries in 2015 and a second missed Masters in three years.

Honestly his body seems to be his downfall and I’m not sure if he can ever come back to his championship form. Only time will tell and it’s become obvious that time is not on his side.

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