Reigning Players champion and world No. 2 Justin Thomas said Tuesday he has visited Tiger Woods as the latter recovers from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle accident in February.
Thomas visited Woods in his Florida home, adding how disappointed he was Tiger will not be able to compete in this year's Masters tournament at Augusta National:
“I went over and saw (Tiger Woods) a couple times last week. We texted Friday morning and he said it’s kind of starting to set in. He’s bummed he’s not here playing practice rounds with us, and we hate it, too,” Thomas said, via Steve DiMeglio of USA TODAY. “I’m very, very lucky that I somehow got thrown into that practice round group with Tiger and Freddie the last four years or whatever it is, especially around this place, I just follow them around like puppy dogs. Wherever they go, that’s where I go after it. If they hit chips from somewhere, I go hit chips from there.”
The 2017 PGA champion iterated he wanted to let Woods know he could be a system of support as Woods begins a long and grueling rehabilitation process.
Thomas was not the only tournament favorite to pay Woods a visit. Rory McIlroy also revealed he saw Tiger a few weeks ago, taking note of Tiger Woods' apparently laissez-faire attitude regarding his trophy case.
Another all-timer Rory quote, when asked whether he's settled on circling majors on the calendar or treating them like any other week: pic.twitter.com/eXNUuBJhtn
— Ryan Lavner (@RyanLavnerGC) April 6, 2021
Woods has practically become synonymous with the Masters. He has captured five green jackets, including a 2019 victory that capped one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.
Dustin Johnson is seeking to become the first to win back-to-back Masters since Woods accomplished the feat in 2001-02, though Thomas and McIlroy–among others–might have something to say about that.
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