LA QUINTA, Calif. – In hindsight, maybe Gary Woodland should have sat out 2020 and allowed his left hip to heal. Maybe he should have had surgery to repair his torn labrum and endured the six-month recovery period. Or maybe things worked out just how they were supposed to.
“I borderline want to cry. It’s the first time I’ve played without pain in six months,” Woodland said following his final round at The American Express. “I got out of pain about three weeks ago and wanted to test it out. I was rusty, but it was great. That’s as positive as I can walk away from a golf course in a long time.