Tiger Woods has “no timetable” for return to action

“I have no answer for that and neither does my surgeon, ” said Woods. “There is no timetable”.

Fourteen-time Major champion Tiger Woods has revealed that he has “no timetable” for a return to competitive golf after undergoing two operations on his troublesome back.

“The hardest part for me is there’s really nothing I can look forward to, nothing I can build toward”, Woods said. “We take it day by day and hopefully that adds up to something positive”. “Where is the light at the end of the tunnel, I don’t know”.

Woods, who is known for his rigorous training regimes and being one of the fittest golfers on the PGA Tour, was asked what physical activity he’s able to do. Woods spoke to reporters in the Bahamas where he’s hosting his annual charity tournament, saying there’s no timetable for his return.

Woods turns 40 at the end of December, but sounded downbeat when asked whether he would be able to compete in the next year. And I walk. I’m just walking, and that’s it.

He also admitted that any good golf from this point would be “gravy” on top of what he’s already achieved.

Woods said this was different from his four knee surgeries, even the worst one in 2008 after he won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines for his 14th major. Woods seems to believe that whatever he can produce after three back surgeries in less than two years is a bonus.

He said he fills his time by playing video games and is unable to bend over to pick up a ball when playing with his kids.

Woods once led the world ranking for a record 623 weeks but has since fallen to 400th in the world after struggling with form and fitness in recent years. “I really do miss it”.

Because of the back issues, the 39-year-old Woods played in only 11 events in 2015 after he managed to start only seven tournaments the previous year.