Five-time Major winner Phil Mickelson has weighed further support to Tiger Woods, who has since been transferred to another Los Angeles hospital, following his accident on Tuesday.
Woods has received messages of support and tributes from all around the world as he starts his recovery process from the serious incident.
Ahead of this weekend’s Champions Tour event in Arizona, Mickelson, who has been a life-long friend and competitor of Woods, added his thoughts.
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‘All the guys here understand and appreciate what he has meant to the game of golf and for us and the PGA Tour. We all are very appreciative and supportive of what he’s done for us, but right now that’s so far from our minds.
‘And I thought Rory McIlroy really said it well when he said that we’re just lucky and appreciative that his kids didn’t lose their father. We all are hoping and praying for a full and speedy recovery, but we’re also thankful, because that looked awful, and we’re thankful he’s still with us,’ he said.
McIlroy was one of a number of pro’s that helped put the situation in perspective, while the best golfers in the world prepared for this week’s WGC-Workday Championship.
Mickelson and Woods’ rivalry, though, has arguably been one of the best since the turn of the century and the two have competed against and alongside each other for a few decades now.
We are all pulling for you, Tiger. We are so sorry that you and your family are going through this tough time. Everyone hopes and prays for your full and speedy recovery.
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) February 23, 2021
‘We were opponents, you know, competing against each other for quite some time. Then we started working together to try to get the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup team events, to get our players to play our best, and then we became partners in developing a couple of matches. It’s been fun to be able to work with him.
‘Again, I realize, just like all the guys here do, how much he’s meant to the game of golf and the growth and getting us off the back page and onto the front page. We’ve all benefited from him. It has really evolved from competing against each other to working with each other,’ Mickelson added.
