AUGUSTA, Ga. – Ian Woosnam doesn’t have much in common with Michael Jordan. But the 5-foot-4 Welshman does share one thing with the NBA legend: they’ve both come out of retirement twice.
The 63-year-old Woosnam, who won his lone major title 30 years ago at Augusta National, will play his 32nd Masters Tournament after deciding to hang it up on a couple of occasions, citing chronic pain from ankylosing spondylitis, a rare type of arthritis that causes discomfort and stiffness in the spine.
“That’s my last go,” he said in 2016 after shooting 82-81. “I am not fit enough to play with my bad back.