Tiger Woods' brilliantly simple advice for amateur golfers sums him up

Arguably golf's greatest player, Tiger Woods has a simple piece of advice for amateur players wanting to improve their game and that is to ignore coaching tips on YouTube.

Woods has become well known for his hardcore practice regime throughout his career, which has helped him win 15 major championships, 82 PGA Tour titles and become the most recognizable face in the sport . In recent years though, the way amateur players hone in on their skills has changed somewhat.

The rise of the YouTube golf scene continues to grow, no more so than in 2024, which has even seen some of the sport's most popular content creators earn the recognition of the PGA Tour.

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Woods however believes if amateurs want to get better, they should ignore videos on the internet and instead put in the effort with a club in hand. Asked at a clinic what best advice he has for golfers wanting to improve their game, he claimed: "Don't watch YouTube."

The 15-time major champion then expanded on his point, adding: "Go hit balls... just beating balls." Even having announced himself as the best player on the planet during his prime, Woods still put in the time away from competition to ensure his form and game remained in top shape.

Speaking on what his practice entails back in 2019, fresh off his victory at the Masters, Woods said: "My practice routine... It has changed over the years. I used to work on everything, every day, but I can no longer do that anymore. So I have to pick my parts.

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"A lot of my prep time revolves around my kids. I get my work done while they're at school, and that's usually my lift and my practicing, and then go pick them up, and after that, it's usually either soccer practice or dad stuff."

Woods' routines will have become even more lighter in recent years having suffered career-threatening injuries in a car accident in 2021. Since then Woods has been forced to play a part-time schedule on the PGA Tour, which in 2024 included the four major championships and one start at the Genesis Invitational in February, which resulted in him withdrawing from the event through illness in the second round.

Woods is set to make one more start before the year is out, balancing his hosting duties alongside competing at the Hero World Challenge in December. "I'm not going to play until then," Woods said of the limited-field event in the Bahamas. "I'm going to just keep getting physically better and keep working on it."