Tiger Woods has lost his No. 1 status to Australian Adam Scott. Scott officially became the top professional golfer in the world, after trailing Woods for 38 weeks and despite not joining any tournament during the week, according to Emirates 24/7.
Woods last played in March 2014 and there is still no official announcement as to his return. He did not join the Masters 2014 since he underwent back surgery and spent the next several weeks in rehabilitation. Woods was at the top spot for 60 consecutive weeks prior to Scott's advance.
Brian Thorburn, Chief Executive of the PGA of Australia, said of Scott's recent ranking, "This is another outstanding achievement for Adam Scott." Scott is only 33 years old and is the second Australian to be ranked number one. The last was Greg Norman in 1998. Thorburn added, "The Australian golfing community is very proud of Adam and we look forward to watching his progress throughout the year."
After having microdiscectomy surgery on March 31, Tiger Woods has been spending a lot of time off the golf course, driving his children to school and events, attending charity events and checking on the construction of his new golf course in Mexico. His previous back problem was triggered by a pinched nerve. In the meantime, his agent said that he is no longer in pain and recovering well in the past weeks. He has started putting and chipping but there is still no definite schedule as to which tournament he will enter next, writes USA Today.
Woods said, "There really is no timetable. That's been kind of the realization to all of this is that there's no date. I have to take it on a daily basis. It's not going to be up to me whether I play or not, it's going to be up to my docs."
In a Golf.com article, Scott's best finish for 2014 was third at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Others in the top five include Henrik Stenson, Matt Kuchar and Bubba Watson.
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