Golf has seen many pros make bold statements and follow through on them. Tiger Woods has arguably made one of the boldest of these statements, about him riding the golf cart. Of late, his stance on the use of a cart in PGA Tour events has become quite clear. And fans have often wondered the reason for his adamant mindset. Well, they don’t need to anymore, since a Tour veteran recently shed some light on it!

Tiger Woods and the golf cart dilemma

On multiple occasions in the past, the 15-time major winner has declared that he would never ride a cart while playing in official PGA Tour events. And despite his numerous injuries and health conditions, Woods has always stood by this maxim. He believes that treading the course on foot is part of the intensity of the competition that the Tour brings. And, of course, a golf cart goes against that!

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Recently, PGA Tour veteran, Jerry Kelly, revealed the reason behind Woods’ adamance on not taking the cart. “He won’t [ride a golf cart] on the PGA Tour because the records have been set without carts,” said the 3-time PGA Tour winner, talking on the ‘Golf Sub Par’ podcast. “He doesn’t want any record to be tarnished by anything.”

Kelly claimed that the Tour and its prestige meant a lot to Woods, and he didn’t want to drag down its reputation. He also revealed that the case was completely different for the senior circuit, a.k.a., the PGA Tour Champions, where Woods is expected to start competing in a few years once he turns 50.

Woods has earned himself a ride in the golf cart 

The 56-year-old has been competing on the Champions Tour for several years now, and he revealed that the golf legend would have no issue with riding the cart there since their records “have carts involved.” “So, it is not going to bother him in the least to take that and think that, oh… there’s going to be an asteroid,” he stated, convinced that the golf legend would take the cart on the senior tour.

Kelly claimed that no one had earned riding in a golf cart more after all those years than Woods did. The 82-time PGA Tour winner had, after all, played through lots of suffering and painful injuries to keep his word and not smear the Tour’s reputation. “If anybody has deserved a ride in the cart at that stage, it is that man,” the senior circuit player stated.

What do you think about Kelly’s claims about Woods? And will we see him in a cart in the next few years? Let us know what you think in the comments below.