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Tiger Woods has teased a potential return to golf with a social media post.<\/p>\n
Woods, 47, underwent ankle surgery in April and hasn\u2019t played since. He was spotted last month hitting some one-handed chip shots in practice, and on Sunday he posted a short video hitting a full wedge shot at Pebble Beach\u2019s short course, The Hay, fuelling speculation about a return.<\/p>\n
Golf Channel\u2019s Todd Lewis tweeted: \u201cI believe there is a good chance we will see @TigerWoods tee it up at the Hero World Challenge later this year.\u201d<\/p>\n
Meanwhile Woods has been tipped to take over the Ryder Cup captaincy for Team USA.<\/p>\n
Zach Johnson oversaw a heavy 16.5-11.5 defeat by Europe in Rome last weekend and there is momentum building behind the idea of Woods taking the reins.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got to call and ask him,\u201d said David Love III, a former captain himself. \u201cObviously, Tiger\u2019s into a lot of stuff right now, and I hate to put pressure on him, but it\u2019s his call. Obviously, with some guys out, he\u2019s the next logical choice. I don\u2019t know if we want to put that much time and effort into it.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cIt takes a lot out of you. Hopefully, we can talk him into it. It\u2019s incredibly hard.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told a few people over at the Ryder Cup, I said, \u2018This is my last time.\u2019 And they were like, \u2018No, no, no,\u2019 and I\u2019m like \u2018Yeah, yeah, yeah. It\u2019s time.\u2019 I told that to Tiger in 2019, I said, \u2018I\u2019m done.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u201cHe said, \u2018Yeah, you\u2019re right, probably time, who do we think we ought to get, young guys?\u2019 And then Steve Stricker brought me right back in the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n
The next Ryder Cup will be hosted at Bethpage Black, New York in 2025.<\/p>\n