The sexagenarian recapped his “miraculous comeback journey” and went so far as to state that he has plenty of good golf left to play, hopefully including one more competitive go at Augusta National.
Injury aside, it’s easy to envision Bhatia enjoying success in his Masters debut. He enters the week ranked fourth on the PGA Tour in strokes gained this season, and is up to 34th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
An Achilles tendon tear will cause Bernhard Langer to miss the Masters next month in what was to be his final competitive stroll around Augusta National. This much we knew. What we didn’t know, however, was how the injury actually happened.
So should you be applying a frozen bag of peas to that sore knee or jump in an ice bath to recover after 36 holes? Or should you apply heat to sore areas to help recover faster? Here’s a review of what studies have concluded about the debate over ice vs heat.
A painful – and flukish – sternum injury caused Brandt Snedeker to make an extreme “quality-of-life decision” late last year. And now that his pain has subsided, he’s hoping his quality of golf comes back as well.
It is hard to extrapolate too much from one hole in one round, especially when that round is Round 1, but if you’re looking for an avatar of Tiger Woods’ Thursday at Augusta National, the fifth would do the trick.
Australian Golf Digest
