Steiney "Proud" To Hear Tiger Is Listening To His Doctors**
/That and revelations of Tiger wearing a protective boot in Ron Green Jr.'s report on Tiger's WD from the Wells Fargo Championship.
Mark Steinberg, Woods’ agent, said Woods made the decision to bypass the Wells Fargo Championship on the advice of his doctors after meeting with them again this week.
“They told him it probably makes sense not to play,” Steinberg said. “It’s very minor but he’s listening to his doctor and I’m proud to hear that.”
Steinberg said Woods has not played golf since the Masters due to the injury and a trip to China. He said Woods hopes to play in The Players Championship in two weeks but will re-evaluate his condition again next week.
I'm guessing he wasn't proud to hear that Tiger used to listen to Dr. Leo Spaceman.
**Good news and bad news in Mark Steinberg's comments to Doug Ferguson. Good? He puts the "proud" comment to bed and gives some context to what he was saying.
"This is precautionary. We're not at all concerned," said Mark Steinberg, his agent at IMG. "He's just listening to his doctors, which is kind of nice. He certainly didn't listen to them before the U.S. Open in 2008."
The bad? According to Ferguson, Steinberg is claiming his client not hit a shot since the Masters. This and other videos would suggest otherwise.
Steinberg said Woods has been in a protective boot when he's moving around and has not hit a shot since the Masters. He said Woods considered playing the Wells Fargo until Tuesday.
Woods won at Quail Hollow in 2007 and had not finished worse than 11th in four appearances until a year ago when he missed the cut with his highest 36-hole score.
The following week is The Players Championship, which Woods won in 2001, although it is not among his favorite courses. He has finished in the top 10 only four times in 13 appearances and withdrew from the final round a year ago with a neck injury.
Steinberg said there was a "reasonable chance" Woods will be at The Players Championship.
"We'll do the same next week, do an early to midweek test to see if it's good enough where he can be hitting the ball," he said.
