HERO WORLD CHALLENGE
Tiger’s tale may face the final cut
Hero World Challenge could be international golfer Tiger Woods’s final shot at a comeback
Albany — Tiger Woods will once again steal the spotlight at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Thursday, despite the elite field containing eight of the world’s top-10 golfers, as he embarks on what could be his final shot at a comeback. The 14-time Major champion, who is now ranked No 1,199 in the world, has not played since back spasms aborted his latest comeback 10 months ago and while various reports suggest he is swinging freely, no one will know how he is until he has undergone several rounds in the heat of competition. Woods experienced a similar false dawn at the same tournament in 2016 after a 16-month hiatus for previous back surgeries and the initial reports were upbeat after he completed four rounds. Yet two months later he succumbed to the reality of how bad his back was and further surgery followed in April. Numerous videos have since been posted on social media of Woods apparently swinging well but precious little has been heard since an initial upbeat stateme...
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