Tiger Woods had an incredible tournament at the 2008 US Open, but it was his response to his caddie that shows the type of competitor he is. #golf #liv
at the 2008 US Open at Tory Pines Tiger
Woods is playing with a torn ACL and a
double stress fracture in his tibia the
severity of his injury was a secret
closely
guarded as he steps up to tea off for
the second round the audience is
oblivious to the intense pain coursing
through his
body the stage was set for an
unforgettable round and incredible
tournament tiger Begins the day on the
10th hole hitting a wayward t-shot that
settles adjacent to the cart
path tiger opts to play the shot off the
path the moment his Club strikes a
chilling sound
reverberates hauntingly similar to the
crack of a breaking leg the pain etched
on Tiger’s face is raw real and
Unforgettable it’s a situation that
prompts his caddy Steve Williams to
suggest perhaps it’s time to consider
withdrawing the severity of injury the
mounting pressure all reasons enough for
any player to step down but not Tiger
Woods Tiger’s response shocked his
seasoned caddy tiger looked at his caddy
and said Fu I’m winning this
tournament in that moment the raw
determination and desire to win poured
from every fiber of Tiger’s being this
wasn’t just about the game it was about
conquering the self about pushing past
the boundaries of what was physically
possible this story like many others is
a testament to the unyielding Spirit of
Tiger Woods a golfer who played not just
against opponents but against his own
physical limitations to write history in
the sand traps and greens of the golf
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It wasn’t his caddie, it was his doctor. That story has been told many times.
Nah, it was his caddy, right after that shot. His caddy told the story of it happening.