US PGA: Tiger Woods feeling ‘Stronger’ than at Masters

As he prepares to compete in this week’s US PGA Championship in Oklahoma, Tiger Woods says he feels “a lot stronger” than he did at last month’s Masters.

On Sunday, Woods played nine holes at Southern Hills, where he won his fourth US PGA championship in 2007.

The 15-time major winner is still recovering from injuries to his legs and feet sustained in a vehicle accident in February.

“We began ramping up a week ago, playing a little more golf, and it went well. Everything has improved” Woods, 46, stated.

In April, the former world number one made the Masters cut, exactly 14 months after a single automobile accident in Los Angeles rendered him unable to walk for three months due to various procedures.

However, the rough terrain at Augusta National wore him down, and he slumped in the final two rounds, shooting six over-par 78s in a row.

“I think the endurance is there now,” his caddie Joe LaCava remarked on Sunday.

“I don’t think he’s becoming as weary as fast as he used to. I think it’s the stamina and endurance stuff that fascinates him the most, aside from the fact that he won here 15 years ago.”

Since Woods won his 13th major there, the par-70 Southern Hills course in Tulsa has been renovated, and he paid a visit a few weeks ago to check out the changes.

Meanwhile, England’s Paul Casey has pulled out of the year’s second men’s major.

The world number 24 has been out of action since earning third at the Players Championship in March due to a back ailment.

Sungjae Im of South Korea is also out after testing positive for Covid-19.

Their replacements are Russell Knox of Scotland and Scott Stallings of the United States.