Tiger Woods Posts Progress Video on Twitter, Squashes Rumors

After reports suggesting he relapsed in his recovery process, Tiger Woods took to Twitter to let golf fans know he’s doing just fine.

Earlier this week, a Twitter account by the name of @SecretTourPro nearly broke the internet with a tweet about Tiger Woods’ recovery process. We were taught a valuable lesson about trusting anonymous sources.

If you missed all the drama, @SecretTourPro posted a screenshot of a note, saying a close source had informed him of Tiger’s status as he recovers from his second microdiscectomy. Here’s what the note said:

"Since we last saw a Tiger at the HWC in December things got better for a while but have got worse, short gentle jogging started around Christmas, but since then it’s got worse, he’s unable to drive a car, needing to a driver to take him anywhere, he sits in the passenger seat with his seat fully reclined. He’s lived in his Albany apartment since December to minimise any stairs he has to climb. At current he can only walk around for 30-45 minutes, and sitting in a chair is no longer possible, he lays down the majority of the time. He was aiming to play the Players in May, but that is off completely now. All I can say, is I hope the greatest golfer doesn’t rust, fully recovers and comes back and entertains us all again soon. Best Wishes Tiger"

These claims sparked an outrage on Twitter, with many claiming the sources can’t be trusted, while others stood by the rumors. Ron Mintz of the PGA TOUR stood by @SecretTourPro saying the sources were real and then Robert Lusetich tweeted out a similar report.

Since the reports have come out, Tiger’s agent Mark Steinberg has since denied all of the rumors in a statement saying, “The tweets that appeared this weekend about Tiger’s health are ridiculous and absolutely false. It’s reprehensible that every few months someone makes something up and it’s treated like a real story. Tiger continues to work on his rehabilitation and we will have an accurate update at the appropriate time.”

It seems that Big Cat has been listening to the rumblings and took to Twitter on Wednesday morning to put an end to all this malarkey. The former No. 1 golfer in the world posted a video to his social media accounts showing his recovery status.

Progressing nicely.

Such a Tiger Woods response. He crushes the critics with a simple sentence, reminding golf fans how much power he still has over the media. Tiger also reminded us that’s he’s always listening.

For those saying this video could be from any time in the past, stop right there. If you look closely to the graphics on the simulator, you’ll see the date in the upper left hand corner.

Ryan Ballengee of The Golf News Net wrote a terrific article breaking down the identity of @SecretTourPro and investigated his legitimacy.

He pointed out that many of the “exclusive” photos the anonymous account posts are actually taken from other people who have previously tweeted out. This doesn’t necessarily prove that @SecretTourPro is a fraud, but it provides interesting insight with what we’re dealing with.

Golf fans were taught a valuable lesson this week. The first is that we must choose our sources carefully. As legitimate as an anonymous account may seem, it’s not always reliable.

More importantly, we learned that Tiger still has tremendous pull over the media. Even when he’s gone absent for months, he’s still very much present.

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There is still no timetable for Eldrick’s return, but after seeing his swing it looks like things are progressing. In case you are wondering, the Masters is in 42 days.