Gary Woodland Returns After Brain Surgery Leaving Tiger Woods Biting the Dust Despite an Early 2023 Comeback

An awe-inspiring comeback in the works? Gary Woodland had taken a break from the game of golf owing to a brain tumor that kept him away from the sport. Fortunately, it seems the PGA Tour pro is back in good condition, as he recently confirmed his return to the gentleman’s game on the Honolulu greens at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

However, surprisingly, his resurgence, although fortunate, might not spell good for Tiger Woods. Moreover, the PGA Tour pro would be leaving the legend of the game tailing behind, it seems, courtesy of OWGR!

Gary Woodland leaves Tiger Woods tailing behind

Despite an early comeback by Woods at the Hero World Challenge, it appears he still fell behind Woodland on the world rankings. The former was able to rake in a total of 2.40799 points from his appearance at the Albany Golf Club. But even so, he could only jump from 1328 to 898 back then.

However, currently, the 39-year-old is placed at No.92 on the board while the legend of the game is tailing way behind at 887. Even if the legend of golf decides to participate and emerges victorious at the Sony Open, as opposed to starting his year at the Genesis Invitational in February, he may still fall behind his fellow American who has a total of 49.10648 as opposed to the 4.07117 which Mr. T currently boasts.

Moreover, the 2023 edition of the event at Honolulu Greens saw the defending champion Si Woo Kim rake in a figure of 39.38391 on the OWGR. Well, even that, added to the Hall of Famer’s current number would not be enough to propel himself past Woodland, if the 48-year-old manages to win the Sony Open.

Nevertheless, despite all the talk of Woods tailing behind Woodland, one can’t help but respect the latter for making their comeback into the game. Demands nothing short of immense respect for the same!

Woodland, a successful comeback story

The 4X PGA Tour champ had been diagnosed with the health condition last year, following which he decided to undergo surgery after a series of consultations with specialists. However, fortunately, in November, his determination to turn the impossible into the possible bore fruit as the golfer was cleared to do all physical activities post-surgery.

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“My goal now to get back to playing is to start back in January,” said the inspiring athlete, “I’m very optimistic about myself, my team around me, and my recovery.” Adding on, the 1X major champ also revealed his plans to make the return in January all the while hoping to tee it up for a full year. A truly inspiring story of determination and sportsmanship!

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