Tiger Woods didn’t withdraw from this week’s Safeway Open because his body needs more time to recover.
He said he withdrew because his game is “vulnerable.”
As reasons for WDs go, that’s a stunner from Woods, and maybe the first time he has ever used the word to describe himself.
Has anyone ever given “vulnerable” as a reason for a WD from a PGA Tour event before?
It’s revealing on more than one level.
Woods said he doesn’t feel “ready” to play, and he could have left it at that, but he added “vulnerable,” and there’s gravitas to that word that speaks volumes about where Woods’ head and heart are in his attempt to come back from injury.