‘Not Very Well’: Just Days Before the Masters, 73-Year-Old Golf Legend Tom Watson Provides Crucial Health Update

If you are a true golf fan, you are probably aware of golf great, Tom Watson and his contribution to the game. The retired American golfing legend has not made fans, but disciples with his unforgettable skills on the field. Known for his unbeatable records during his prime years, the golf legend was recently struggling with something that got all his fans worried. However, fans have now received another unexpected update about the golf ace.

Tom Watson provides massive health update ahead of Masters

With only a few days to go before the upcoming Masters Tournament in April, golf fans have no lack of reasons to be excited. After all, they’ll hopefully get to witness a long-awaited event with a field full of extraordinarily talented golfers. And adding up to that, the Masters tournament is going to be even more enthralling with the presence of LIV Golf players on the same field as PGA Tour players. Pretty exciting, isn’t it?

However, all of this would not be as interesting as it would be with the presence of golf legend, Tom Watson! The golf ace holds a separate fan base among professional golfers and golf enthusiasts. In fact, everyone was pretty pumped up to see Watson on the first tee at the Masters. But ever since the golfer suffered his infamous go-kart accident on his farm in Kansas, the chances of having him at Augusta National were pretty slim.

Luckily, according to sources, the golf star is now fit to appear at the tournament on the first day. Moreover, the 73-year-old is fit enough to hit the honorary tee shot at the Masters. Despite undergoing a serious shoulder replacement surgery in November, Watson has confirmed his presence at the tournament. The two-time Masters winner has been eagerly waiting for this opportunity to take over the tee with his best buds Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player!

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It took the former champion a few weeks of rehab to start hitting golf balls again. He even hit a few shots on Wednesday to regain his confidence at the tournament. And it looks like he is all set to do it! In his interview with Golfweek, Watson said, “I’m feeling fine and I will be able to hit the tee shot, not very well, but I’ll be able to hit it,” Describing his current swinging abilities, he added, “They’re going straight but they’re not going far…Of course, when you hit it short you don’t hit it very crooked.” Well, his mere presence is no less than a treat for the fans. And no matter how he hits it, golf enthusiasts are definitely going to cheer for him!

How did Watson get injured in the first place?

According to what he said about his accident, he could have easily avoided it simply by not sticking his hand out. In an episode of the Beyond the Fairway podcast, Watson detailed how he got into this mess on his own. He explained how he wanted to get go-karts for his grandkids, but at the same time, wanted one for himself too. But he didn’t stop there.

After buying the karts, Watson decided to build his own not-so-little dirt track. The goal was to have fun with his grandkids, but he rather ended up hurting himself after he failed to keep his “arm inside the cage”. “I screwed up my arm up pretty badly and so now I’m in the recuperative stage,” he claimed.

Thankfully, the former golfer is now just fine. Although he is still recovering from his surgery, he is fit to turn up the heat at the 2023 Masters. Are you excited to watch the legend swinging his club at the first tee? Let us know in the comments section below.

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