Tiger Woods Is Pushing His Body to the Limits for the Fans and the Masters: ‘Freezing Myself to Death’

Tiger Woods made his comeback to Augusta National on April 7th. Moreover, the 15-time major championship winner is playing his first official event since 2020 November and is probably making the most incredible comeback in golf history. Recently, the 46-year-old professional spoke about how he will keep himself physically fit to compete in the coming rounds.

Tiger Woods on how he is physically going to prepare for Friday

On Thursday, Woods started his 2022 Masters camping with a solid first round. He teed off at 11:04 AM ET in his first round. The 82-time PGA Tour winner was paired with Louis Oosthuizen and Joaquin Niemann. Not to forget Tiger met with a fatal accident in February last year. As a result, he was out from golf for nearly nine months and is making his comeback at Augusta National this week.

Moreover, after his heroic first round, Woods spoke about how he will prepare for his second round. He opened up about all the treatments he would receive to make sure he would be physically fit for the moving day.

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Woods spoke about his recovery treatment after his first-round after being asked how he is preparing for his second round. He said, “A lot. Lots of treatments. Lots of ice. Lots of ice baths. Just basically freezing myself to death. That’s just part of the deal.  And getting all the swelling out as best as we possibly can and getting it mobile and warmed up.”

He added, “Activated and explosive for the next day. Those are two totally different ends of the spectrum. we’ve got four straight days, and there’s no one that’s going to shoulder the load besides me. I’ve got to figure out a way to do it. Woods’ words prove the determination he has to compete at the Masters.

When did Woods last win at Augusta?

Tiger won his fifth Masters title in 2019. He emphatically won the major championship even with an overall score of 13-under-par. As a result, he won the event with a one-shot lead after his final round on Sunday. Moreover, he carded a final round of two-under-par, 70 to win his fifth green jacket.

His final round of 70 included three birdies and two bogeys on the front nine. As a result, Tiger moved out in one-under-par, 35. He made the same score on the back nine on route to registering a famous victory at Augusta National Golf Club. Moreover, his win at the 2019 Masters was his first major championship win in almost 11 long years.

What do you think about Woods’ words?

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