McIlroy “Woods only had major trophies on display at home.”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Dong-chan = You can’t see Tiger Woods (46, USA) in this year’s’Masters’ Masters.
In February, he was injured in two legs in an accident in which a car driving near Los Angeles, California, was overturned.
On the operating table, he moved to his home in Florida last month for treatment. He will not attend the 85th Masters Tournament, which opens at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, USA on the 8th.
This is the fourth time Woods is absent from the Masters, following 2014, 2016, and 2017.
However, this is the second time this year, following 2014, that the winner of the previous year also missed the’Champions Dinner’ held by inviting successive champions the day before the opening.
In 2016 and 2017, Woods was unable to attend the competition due to injury, but attended the Champions Dinner.
Woods expressed his longing for the Masters venue through social media on the 7th of this year’s Champions Dinner.
He wrote, “I want to go to the Champions Dinner today by Dustin Johnson,” and “This is my favorite night of the year.”
Woods, who conquered the Masters in 2019, went on to’defend the title’ at the tournament held in November last year, but ended with a tie for 38th place.
In addition, as a winner in 2019, the Masters held the Champions Dinner last year.
Justin Thomas (USA), the second place in the men’s golf world ranking, who is close to Woods, delivered an interview at the Masters Stadium on the 7th to convey the current situation of Woods.
“Woods is regretting not being able to do practice rounds with us here, and we are also disappointed,” said Thomas. “Woods is gradually adjusting to home treatment.”
Fred Couples (USA) also posted a picture of her wearing a mask with a tiger pattern on her social media, saying, “Masters without woods are different from before.”
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Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) revealed that he visited his home in Florida in the Woods in March. Hopefully in the future, he will miss every contest he does not attend,” he said.
McIlroy also introduced anecdotes when he visited Woods’ house.
When I saw only 15 major championship trophies on display, I asked “Where are the other competition trophies?” and Woods replied “I don’t know.”
Woods won 82 in total in the U.S. Professional Golf (PGA) Tour including 15 majors. Woods is the top tie record holder on the PGA Tour.
Woods said to McIlroy, who was surprised to say that he didn’t know where the winning trophy was, “Mom has some, and I think there are some in the office. The rest will be somewhere.
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