Tiger Woods withdraws from Augusta Masters due to injury

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By William

Five-time champion announces withdrawal after playing through pain the day before and limping through the third round.

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Augusta Masters due to injury after completing seven holes of his third round, the five-time Masters champion said.

Woods, who was the last of 54 players to make the cut, stumbled down the 17th fairway at six over par through seven holes when play was halted Saturday due to inclement weather in Augusta, Georgia.

The 47-year-old American, who last won the Masters in 2019, has been struggling since a car accident in 2021 that left him with multiple leg injuries that required major surgery.

“I am disappointed to have to go to WD [withdraw] this morning due to my plantar fasciitis getting worse again,” Woods said on Twitter on Sunday.

“Thank you to the fans and to The Masters for showing me so much love and support. Good luck to the players today!”

Plantar fasciitis is the swelling of tissue that causes heel pain.

At Augusta, he squeaked in the cut to tie with Gary Player and Fred Couples for most consecutive times playing the weekend at the Masters (23).

But in brutal conditions on a cold Saturday with heavy rain, Woods visibly limped and made back-to-back double bogeys.

The 15-time main champion has made just one competitive appearance this season and said this week he doesn’t play many tournaments anymore because he is “limited” in what he can do.

Last year, on his second start after the crash, Woods retired from the PGA Championship after scoring one of his worst rounds in a major tournament: a nine-over-par 79.

American Brooks Koepka leads Spaniard Jon Rahm by four shots and the third round of the Masters has yet to be completed.

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