We rarely think of golf as an injury-prone sport on the professional level.
It’s easy to get caught up in the injuries of athletes from other sports like football, basketball, hockey and baseball have their stars all the time having to be on the “DL”. We don’t think of golf that way but we should – its really no different at all, except for the fact that golfers don’t have personal contact with other golfers.
Let’s examine some of the stars in golf that have been or are currently “on the shelf.”
- Tiger is out right now with an elbow injury that may actually keep him out of the British Open
- Dustin Johnson has been in trouble this year with a shoulder
- Anthony Kim is out this year with a wrist
- Mike Weir is still not the same from an elbow
- Tim Clark missed tons of time with his elbow
… the list goes on-and-on. The point here is thatgolfers are athletes and suffer with injuries just like athletes in other sports.
The key is to not come back too soon. The best example of doing it right was Davis Love who waited at least 3 extra weeks before coming back from his neck injury earlier this year—it has paid off as he has not had to go off tour again.
Here’s my final point if you are suffering from an injury get proper medical care, don’t come back too soon and take it easy in your return as to not lose more time.