http://ngcsuthesaint.com/2016/03/tiger-woods-feeling-better-but-no-timetable-on-return/[h=1]Tiger Woods: Feeling better, but no timetable on return[/h]
<meta content="2016-03-06" itemprop="dateCreated">by Terence Owen on 06/03/2016
14-time grand slam victor Woods is now taking an indefinite break from golf after having surgery on his back, and after speaking bleakly in December past year about his chances of a return, the American was far more upbeat about his chances of appearing in a professional competition again.
Woods and his son, Charlie, are competing in three-hole chipping contests and last week released a
video of himself practising his swing on a simulator.
Woods has not played in a tournament since August and has not won since August 2013.
Taylor Crozier, an 11-year-old student from Luehrs Junior High School, made a hole-in-one Wednesday afternoon in the inaugural round of
The Playgrounds at Bluejack National golf course in Montgomery. It's not my knee, it's not where it's nine months and I'm coming back from a total ACL reconstruction, that's normal. The Playground is a 10-hole, family-oriented short course with par-3 holes ranging in length from 53-102 yards.
One of those kids, 11-year-old Taylor Crozier, was chosen to play a round with Woods.
"As I announced last week, I am starting to feel a lot better".
The former world No. 1 on Wednesday said he has been chipping and putting outside his Jupiter, Fla., home and recently began hitting 9-irons.
"We were on the phone for about 50 minutes, which is a long time", Day said. "I can't count how many times he said "effort" and 'mindset.' Everything had to do a lot with the mind". "Once I improve the mental game for myself, this is the last piece of the puzzle for me, I believe, and I think I'll be able to go out there and just kind of kill it", Day said. These are the things I couldn't do.
Woods, who underwent two back surgeries in an 18-month span and had another follow-up procedure last October, still has no idea when he will be able to return to the PGA Tour. Eventually it's getting to the elite level and playing out here with the guys and that's going to take some work.