“He’s just a freak athlete”

Scottie Scheffler is pleased with Tiger Woods’ return. The World No.1 golfer lauded the ace golfer and dubbed him a “freak athlete” for his spectacular comeback on the 2023 Hero World Problem.

Scheffler joined an extended record of gamers excited to see Woods again on the course. The 2022 Masters champion mentioned that Woods’ return from lengthy stints of accidents is “pretty miraculous.” The 27-year-old even in contrast the PGA Tour star with legendary Jack Nicklaus and mentioned that Woods takes the throne as one of the best.

Commenting on Tiger Woods‘ comeback on the 2023 Hero World Problem press convention, Scottie Scheffler mentioned:

“I like seeing him hit balls and listening to that sound. He’s nonetheless obtained the identical sound, which is superb. I really feel rusty coming off two months and not using a match. He goes virtually a 12 months at a time, and he comes again and performs good golf. For him to have the ability to do it like this for therefore a few years is fairly miraculous.

“He’s only a freak athlete. I by no means obtained to see (Jack) Nicklaus up shut, however in my head, Tiger is one of the best to ever play the sport. The best way he wins at such a excessive clip for therefore a few years is fairly insane.”

Notably, Tiger Woods made a robust comeback on Thursday. The ace golfer confirmed glimpses of brilliance within the first spherical of the Hero World Challenge as he made some near-perfect drives and inconceivable putts.

The famous person golfer even holed a 48-foot birdie putt, leaving followers and different gamers in awe. Woods’ 3-over first spherical of 75 showcased his intent to struggle regardless of his rusty kind.

Scottie Scheffler is ‘extremely grateful’ for Tiger Woods’ position within the PGA Tour

Scheffler additionally lauded Woods for his position within the enterprise facet of the PGA Tour as effectively.

Opening up on Woods’ contribution to the sport, Scottie mentioned he was “extremely grateful” for what his circuit senior was doing. He additionally famous that the 47-year-old’s “voice holds a lot of weight” and was utilizing the identical retaining the gamers’ “best interest in mind”:

“He (Tiger Woods) may simply sail off into the sundown by no means contact a membership once more, by no means do something once more simply go reside his life and luxuriate in form of the second half of his life and do no matter hang around together with his children, however he continues to come back again and wish to compete.

“And he continues to do what’s best for the players, the PGA tour and that’s pretty inspirational for the rest of us.”

It is pertinent to notice that Scheffler is an in depth buddy of Woods’. The 2 Masters champions have shared a number of good moments previously. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if the duo goes up towards one another this weekend within the Bahamas.