Tiger off to good start at Kiawah Island, but not good enough

Aug. 14, 2012 - PRLog -- In the PGA Championship at Kiawah Island, S.C, last week, Tiger Woods got off to a good start, shooting in the 60s – the first time in a dozen years, he has started three straight majors with a round in the 60s.

“Anything in the 60s is going to be a good start in a major championship,” Woods said. “And I’m right there.”

Woods opened with a 69 at the U.S. Open, but then finished with a tie for 21st.  At the British Open, he opened with a 67 and was in contention until the front nine Sunday, when he made a triple bogey on the sixth hole.

The last time he had three consecutive opening rounds in the 60s in the majors was in 2000 — a 65 at Pebble Beach, a 67 at St. Andrews and a 66 at Valhalla.  In all three majors that year, he was either leading or one shot behind.  And he won all three of them, the U.S. Open and British Open by a combined 23 shots.

Ultimately, Rory McIlroy won on Sunday.  At 23, McIlroy is the youngest to win the PGA championship – his career second.

Tiger did not report any health issues affecting his game.

In March 2012, Tiger withdrew from the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral partway through his final round, citing an injury to his left leg.  

Tiger has had four previous surgeries on his left knee.  In May 2011, Tiger was forced to withdraw after nine holes from The Players in Ponte Vedra Beach and had to miss three months of the season to allow that same leg to heal.  He had reconstructive surgery on the knee after winning the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines — his last major victory — and didn’t return to golf for almost nine months.  In an effort to help his leg heal faster, Woods received injections of platelet-rich plasma or PRP, which he did credit for helping.  


Platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy are two regenerative medicine therapies that more and more athletes are turning to to speed healing and return to the field faster.  But professional athletes are not the only ones wanting to get back to playing more quickly – everyday citizens have the same desire.

Regenerative medicine therapies such as platelet-rich plasma and stem cell therapy harness and focus the body’s own ability to heal itself.  

Dennis Lox, M.D., a sports, physical and regenerative medicine specialist in the Tampa Bay area, notes that athletic circles are interested in applicable medical technology breakthroughs and greet them with great fascination.

Dr. Lox notes that, “there has been great interest in platelet-rich plasma in professional athletes from a variety of sports disciplines, including top-caliber athletes.  Incorporating platelet-rich plasma with stem cell therapy is a natural progression.”


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