Tiger Woods posts video to rebut rumours of his demise

Tiger Woods has posted a video of him swinging a 9-iron in a golf simulator. His agent says the video was posted to rebut rumours on social media that he had taken a turn for the worse following two back surgeries last fall.

Published : Feb 24, 2016 23:06 IST

The rumours began with a Twitter account called “Secret Tour Pro” saying Sunday that Woods could no longer sit in a chair and spends most of the day lying down.
The rumours began with a Twitter account called “Secret Tour Pro” saying Sunday that Woods could no longer sit in a chair and spends most of the day lying down.
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The rumours began with a Twitter account called “Secret Tour Pro” saying Sunday that Woods could no longer sit in a chair and spends most of the day lying down.

Tiger Woods has posted a video of him swinging a 9-iron in a golf simulator. His agent says the video was posted to rebut rumours on social media that he had taken a turn for the worse following two back surgeries last fall.

>Progressing nicely.

A video posted by Tiger Woods (@tigerwoods) on Feb 24, 2016 at 5:58am PST

Mark Steinberg of Excel Sports Management said on Monday the rumours were ridiculous.

The video has a time stamp of today. It shows Woods, in shorts and golf shoes, taking one smooth swing accompanied by the words, “Progressing nicely.”

The rumours began with a Twitter account called “Secret Tour Pro” saying Sunday that Woods could no longer sit in a chair and spends most of the day lying down.

Steinberg says there’s still no timetable for his return.

Woods has had three back surgeries in roughly 18 months.

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