Every golfer has their own way of preparing for a contest, and Jordan Spieth was taken aback after he learned about Tiger Woods' tournament training secret.

On February 11, 2026, Golf Channel's official X account posted a segment of their documentary named, Tiger Woods: 30 Years of Influence, which displayed Spieth was seen asking about Woods's training routine. And the 50-year-old's reply totally shocked the 2015 FedEx Cup champion. 

Woods said, "[From] '97 to '01-ish, I'd run between 30-to-35 miles a week during tournament weeks. Sometimes, a little bit more during tournament weeks." Jordan expressed his amazement saying, "No, one's doing that."

Woods accepted that this method was unnecessary for golf, saying, "We didn't know anything" and said that, during his time there, there was a lack of information among golfers.

Tiger Woods also highlighted what he was doing wrong at the time, which is perfectly acceptable in golf these days. In his early days, it was suggested, "Don't use the ground… slide your legs across and roll your ankles gently,” but Woods was “being explosive and jumping.”

Woods' intense training and playing approach paid off, and he tied the PGA Tour wins record and ranked 2nd in men’s major championships. Apart from this, Tiger is also an inductee in the World Golf Hall of Fame.

However, such intense training and action also contributed to multiple injuries on his back, knee, and, recently, his Achilles issue in 2025. As a result, Woods has changed his training approach now to a much more sustainable one.

Current training approach of Tiger Woods

Tiger Woods himself admitted that his early approach to "Running over 30 miles a week for probably my first five or six years on the PGA Tour pretty much destroyed my body and my knees." Now he has changed his training philosophy.

In a video posted by “Golf Digest,” Woods revealed that, “The more I trained, the better I felt.” He further added, “The better I felt, the longer I was able to practice, the more it fed into the training. . . . It just fueled itself.”

Now, instead of a high-impact workout, he is following a low-impact endurance workout, strength-building movements, and mobility sessions. He uses warm-up sessions after cardio work and emphasizes proper recovery.

All-in-all Woods now listens to his body more closely, something he neglected in his early years. 

What are your thoughts about the shift in Woods' training regimen?

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Written by

Supradeep Dutta

Edited by

Souvik Roy