Since turning 35 in December of 2010, Tiger Woods has played in just 108 PGA Tour tournaments. Since winning a fifth Masters and 15th major in April of 2019, he's teed it up in only 21 tournaments with one win and two other top 10s. His best finish in the last three seasons? A tie for 38th.
So when you factor in the surgery to his right foot that has kept him sidelined since April 2023 and the fact that he will turn 48 at the end of this year, it doesn't take a visionary to understand that Woods is virtually retired from full-time PGA Tour status.
But before you shed tears and embrace fears that Woods will melt into the shadows and perhaps become a recluse aboard his yacht or inside his estate, take comfort. Woods is more invested in golf than ever before, and a multitude of avenues will keep him in the public's eye.
True, it won't be as sexy as it was in his days of golf glory, but there are chapters to his saga still to be written.
Now we could unfurl his recent appointment as the sixth player director on the PGA TOUR'S Policy Board and how he could be instrumental in shaping whatever deal is made with the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.
Or, we could touch upon his role with TMRW Sports a sports media and entertainment company he started with Rory McIlroy - and the endeavor into an innovative golf league called TGL in partnership with the PGA Tour that is tech-fused and rich in data. It has secured the financial backing of megastars such as Justin Bieber, Darius Rucker, and Khaled Mohammed Khaled.
"As a big sports fan myself, I'm excited about blending golf with technology and team elements common in other sports," said Woods. "We all know what it's like to be in a football stadium or a basketball arena where you can watch every play, every minute of action unfold right in front of you."
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