When Is Tiger Woods Playing Next After Forgetful PGA Championship Misery?

After giving his career-worst performance at the Masters and finishing at the bottom of the leaderboard with a score of +16. Tiger Woods has once again faced disappointment at the PGA Championship as his journey at the Valhalla golf course came to an end much sooner than he would have hoped for.

The 15-time major winner started the second round with back-to-back double bogeys. The subsequent three bogeys made it impossible for Woods to be anywhere near the cutline, which is set at 1 under. He ended his round with a score of 6 over 77. Woods is still choosing to be positive and is looking forward to his next tournament, which most likely will be the third major of the season that is set to take place at Pinehurst.

Tiger Woods to prepare for the US Open

It is pretty much impossible to shatter the resilience of Mr. T. After all, he has been among the best golfers in the history of the sport! He believes he is getting stronger in the game, and confirmed his plans to play in the third major. In an interview after Round 2 at Valhalla, when asked about his strategy to get even better at the US Open, Woods optimistically said, “Yeah, I need to clean up my rounds”.

Despite such an underwhelming result on the Kentucky greens, Woods sounded optimistic for Pinehurst. He shared how his health has been improving gradually and that he is in much better condition since his last outing on the greens. Throughout the Masters, he had shooting pain in his back and leg and had to sit down for massages in between the games as well.

But that was no longer the case at Valhalla Golf Course. A hopeful Tiger Woods concluded, “also — physically, yes, I am better than I was a month ago. I still have more ways to go, lots of improvement to go physically, and hopefully my team and I can get that done pre-Pinehurst and going into it.”

This year will mark the 23rd appearance of the 48-year-old in the field of the US Open after 3 long years. He missed the cut the last time in 2020 at the Winged Fort. So, what is his motto for the next goal after so many setbacks?

Tiger Woods plans to fight till the end!

Earlier this month, Tiger Woods accepted the special exemption to play at the 124th US Open Championship. He enjoyed his first US Open win in 2000, defeating Ernie Els and Miguel Angel Jimenez by a whopping 15 strokes. He then clinched two more victories in 2002 and 2008 in the same field. In 2008, he grabbed the trophy despite a leg fracture and torn ligaments. Returning to the tournament, Woods knows that there is still hope of grabbing another victory.

The 15-time Major champion has had one of the worst seasons this year, and yet he is exceptionally optimistic. In the same presser, he stated that he would keep fighting no matter what. He is going to be his own competition, and with each passing day, he will try to defeat his current best score. “Keep the pedal on, keep fighting, keep grinding, keep working hard at posting the best score that I can post today. That’s all I can do. It’s going to be a lot, but I’m going to fight until the end,” added a hopeful Tiger Woods.

Tiger Woods has a long road ahead if he wants to clinch the trophy at the US Open this year. However, what matters is the sportsmanship that, Despite several challenges, Woods has been consistently demonstrating at each and every tournament he is participating in. Mr. T has once again proven why he is regarded as one of the legends of the game.