Over the past twenty years, Eldrick Tont "Tiger" Woods has continued to astonish golf fans whether it was his putting or his driving. Even though he has been number one in the world numerous times, his career would have been a lot more stable. He has had 18 injuries in the 21 years he has been a pro. Some of the earlier ones are follow-ups to a surgery he had in college to remove a benign tumor from his left knee. Tiger has also had several back injuries and a few injuries in his Achilles tendon in his ankle.
Tiger’s first two injuries other than the tumor were a fluid drain from the same knee, and an injured left shoulder blade in 2006. Neither one of these injuries seemed to affect tiger’s outstanding scores and tournament wins. In the months following the fluid drain, Tiger won five big tournaments. Not only did Tiger hurt his shoulder in 2006, but he also lost his father to prostate cancer. "My dad was my best friend and greatest role model, and I will miss him deeply."(Tiger Woods) Despite all that was going on, Tiger had a season…show more content… His wife gave birth to a girl, and Tiger took some time off to be with his family. When he returned to golf later that year, he won many tournaments. A couple of them were the World Golf Championship, the PGA Championship, the BMW Championship, and the Tour Championship. He was also named Player of the Year that year. That same year, Tiger ruptured his ACL, but decided not to have surgery. He won the next five out of six
