‘Everyone thinks I’m dead now’, says Tiger

Jimmy Walker has revealed details of a conversation between himself and Tiger Woods at Jack Nicklaus’ house on Thursday evening, where Woods said ‘everything thinks I’m dead now’.

The 40-year-old, who hasn’t teed it up in a competition since the 2015 Wyndham Championship back in August, was very much in the public spotlight last week after rumours emerged on social media that there was a setback in his recovery from back surgery – only for Woods to post a video of himself striking a 9-iron in a simulator a day later with the caption, ‘Progressing nicely’.

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And at that meeting of potential Ryder Cup players, with captain Davis Love III believing Woods can still make the team, Walker told the Golf Channel a snippet of their conversation, which went like this:

“I talked to him for just a second,” he said. “I said, ‘Wow, you’re standing up, you’re not dead’. He said, ‘I know, everyone thinks I’m dead now’. I said, ‘I’m glad you’re here’, and he said, ‘I wouldn’t miss it’.”

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Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg revealed that the video posted by the 14-time major champion was in direct response to the social media rumours but, as of yet, there is still no timetable for Woods’ return to tournament action.

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