Tiger Woods was dealing with back problems the last time Valhalla staged the US PGA in 2014 and missed the cut
The man who set up the deal, businessman Jimmy Dunne, abruptly resigned from the PGA Tour’s policy board on Monday saying that “no meaningful progress” had been made, while it has been widely reported that Woods was one of the players who vetoed Rory McIlroy’s return to that influential group.“We’re working on negotiations with PIF,” Woods said ahead of the 106th US PGA Championship at Valhalla, where he beat Bob May in a play-off in 2000.
“We’re trying to make the PGA Tour the best it can be day-in and day-out. That’s one of the reasons why we have arguments and we have disagreements, but we want to do what’s best for everyone in golf and the Tour.Progress has also been slow on talks between Woods and PGA of America officials on the Ryder Cup captaincy, with the 15-time major winner favourite to captain the United States at Bethpage next year.“We’re still talking,” Woods said. “There’s nothing that has been confirmed yet.
Woods, who was dealing with back problems the last time Valhalla staged the US PGA in 2014 and missed the cut, has played just twice this season and was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational after six holes of round two.