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USA Today
28-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jack Nicklaus says 'I doubt it' that Tiger Woods would play Memorial Tournament ever again
Jack Nicklaus says 'I doubt it' that Tiger Woods would play Memorial Tournament ever again DUBLIN, Ohio – Tiger Woods won Jack Nicklaus's Memorial Tournament a record five times, but Nicklaus said he doesn't expect Woods to chase a sixth title at Muirfield Village Golf Club ever again. 'I doubt it,' Nicklaus said on Tuesday. 'I don't think that he'll be able to walk this place. I'd love to have him playing again.' Woods, 49, had his latest surgery in March after rupturing his left Achilles tendon while training and practice at home. In September, Woods underwent microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in the lower back. Woods last competed in a Tour event when he missed the cut at the British Open at Royal Troon in Scotland in July. In February, he had entered the field for the Genesis Invitational but withdrew ahead of the signature event, saying he wasn't ready to compete after the recent death of his mother. Woods isn't the only player to deal with an Achilles injury recently. Last February, two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer tore his left Achilles playing pickleball. Three months after the surgery, he returned to PGA Tour Champions but was allowed to use a golf cart, and in December teamed with his son, Jason, to beat Woods and son Charlie at the PNC Championship in a playoff. Nicklaus was more optimistic about Tiger's chances to play next year on the Champions Tour once he turns 50 in December. 'When he gets in a cart, he'll tear it up, absolutely,' Nicklaus said. 'If he plays, he'll win. He'll win better than 50 percent of the tournaments he plays in, I think. He's a good player. You all know how good a player he is, but I mean, his work ethic is so good. He likes to work at it. He loves it.' Woods did play in four TGL matches this season for his team, Jupiter Links, most recently on March 4, a week before undergoing surgery. So far, he has been silent about his rehab and recovery and hasn't given any indication when he will play next.
Scotsman
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Scotsman
'He knows all the lines' - Scottish Women's title hopeful gets some local knowledge
Freya Russell receives pointers from neighbour Paul Moultrie for historic Western Gailes event Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Freya Russell, last year's beaten finalist, is hoping some local knowledge can help her steal a march on the other 74 players in the field for the Scottish Women's Amateur Championship. The Scottish Golf event, won in the past by the likes of Belle Robertson, Jane Connachan, Catriona Matthew and, most recently, Lorna McClymont, is being held for the first time at Western Gailes Golf Club in Ayrshire. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad However, Troon-based Russell will be teeing up in Friday's 36-hole stroke-play qualifying with the benefit of both a practice round and some words of wisdom from her neighbour Paul Moultrie, one of the club's top players. Freya Russell, right, pictured sharing a laugh with Lorna McClymont during last year's Home Internatationals at Murcar Links | Chris Young/Scottish Golf 'Paul passed on some advice during a practice round,' said Russell, who is a member of Royal Troon. 'Paul knows all the lines and hopefully the guidance he's passed on is a help to me when the championship begins.' Russell, who lost to McClymont in last year's final at Nairn Dunbar, has been one of Scotland's rising stars for a number of years and has just completed her first year at Florida State University. 'The last year has been good because I've learned lots not only about my game, but also about myself as I moved from home to America for college,' said the 19-year-old. 'At first, the move away was a bit overwhelming, but I believe that I've developed as a golfer. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad 'It's good to get back to my roots, so to speak, for the summer and to play in some home events. It's also great that this event is in Ayrshire as I get to sleep in my own bed at night!' Other potential title contenders in the event's 110th edition are likely to include 2023 Helen Holm Scottish Women's Open winner Jasmine Mackintosh (Murcar Links) and Australian-based Sheridan Clancy (Lake Karrinyup). St Andrews 14-year-old Carly McDonald is the youngest competitor in the field but, on the strength of a strong showing in the recent Fairhaven Trophy, she could also be one to keep an eye on.
New Straits Times
06-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Australia's Smylie beaming with PGA Championship exemption
MELBOURNE: Rising talent Elvis Smylie has received a late exemption into the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow after topping the Australasian Tour Order of Merit for the 2024–25 season. The 23-year-old Australian, son of former women's tennis professional Liz Smylie, follows in the footsteps of previous Order of Merit winners David Micheluzzi and Kazuma Kobori, who were each granted late exemptions into the major. "I'm really excited for this opportunity," the left-hander said on social media. "Thank you to the PGA of America for the invite, and to Chairman Ian Baker-Finch and his team at the PGA of Australia for all their help with this process. "I can't wait – I'll see you all at Quail Hollow." It will be Smylie's second major appearance, following a tough debut at last year's Open Championship at Royal Troon, where he missed the cut. He bounced back with a strong season on home soil, upsetting compatriot and former Open winner Cameron Smith to claim his maiden Australian PGA Championship and secure playing rights on the DP World Tour. Currently ranked 202nd in the world, Smylie will join a strong Australian contingent at Quail Hollow next week, including Smith and fellow major champions Adam Scott and Jason Day – the 2015 PGA Championship winner at Whistling Straits, Wisconsin. Smylie has also booked a return to the Open Championship, to be held at Royal Portrush, after earning an exemption through his Order of Merit triumph.
Daily Mirror
28-04-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Struggling Tiger Woods hits all-time career low with unwanted milestone
Golf legend Tiger Woods has seen his official world ranking drop to an all-time low owing to his lengthy injury lay-off, with the 49-year-old not expected back anytime soon Tiger Woods has seen his ranking reach an all-time low as a result of his hiatus from golf due to injury, it has emerged. The 15-time major winner has not played since failing to make the cut at The Open last July. Woods, 49, is currently sidelined after suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon and is unsure when he will be able to resume the dazzling career that has solidified him as one of the sport's all-time greats. But his enforced absence has not stopped him from tumbling down the rankings. Woods' latest Official World Golf Ranking is 1,341. This is his lowest career ranking, with his previous low (1,328) coming back in November 2023 after spending the majority of the year out. Things could yet get worse, though, with Woods' latest issue expected to keep him out for the remainder of 2025, meaning his ranking will continue to drop lower. Woods announced his latest injury setback shortly before The Masters, which saw Rory McIlroy complete the career Grand Slam. He has since undergone surgery to repair a rupture, which was confirmed in an official statement. He said last month: "As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured. "This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon. "I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support." Woods' last appearance at Tour-level was last summer, when headed to Royal Troon for The Open. Back surgery was behind his absence before the death of his mother saw him withdraw from the Genesis Invitational back in February. His back surgery was his sixth in 10 years. He suffered extensive injuries following a horror car crash in 2021, just two years after he shocked the world to win a fifth Masters title back in 2019.
The Guardian
16-04-2025
- Sport
- The Guardian
‘Tormented … but I don't feel down': Rose opens up on Masters heartache
Justin Rose says he feels 'tormented' by a feeling of what might have been after losing a second Masters playoff. Eight years after losing out to Sergio Garcia at Augusta National, Rose was beaten on the first extra hole by Rory McIlroy, who holed from short range for birdie after Rose's attempt had narrowly missed. Rose had started the final round seven shots behind McIlroy, but made his 10th birdie of the day on the 18th in a closing 66 to set the clubhouse target, with McIlroy then missing from five feet for the title in regulation. 'Mixed emotions for sure,' Rose, who also finished second behind Jordan Spieth in 2015 and was runner-up in the Open Championship at Royal Troon last year, said of his reflections on the Masters in a press conference ahead of the RBC Heritage. 'A lot of outpouring from people with a lot of positive comments coming at me so trying to absorb that and absorb the week, but the same time looking at my phone and wishing there was a different message there. 'Having been in that situation before and even more this time, I could really sense what it would be like to win it. I was right there on the edge of winning it obviously. 'I certainly don't feel down in any way, shape or form because of the performance I was able to put in and how I was able to feel putting in that performance, but just sort of... don't know what the right word is, tormented probably by the thought of what might have been. 'I take that loss pretty badly. But listen, I was a stone's throw away from winning the Open, winning the Masters. I would have been going for a grand slam at the PGA. It's like, it can be that close. I've got to believe that. The last two majors I've been right there and been beaten by the top players in the world at the peak of their game. Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion 'But on both occasions I've felt like I've stepped up, I've hit the shots, I've played well, I've felt great, and I'm doing the right things to win. So just got to keep the level high enough to keep creating those opportunities.'
