Tiger Woods withdraws from The Masters

Tiger Woods formally withdrew from The Masters on Sunday morning.

Forward of a marathon day of golf throughout which Woods would have wanted to play 29 holes to finish the occasion, a noticeably exhausted Tiger opted out early.

“I’m upset to should WD this morning attributable to re-aggravating my plantar fasciitis,” Woods mentioned on Twitter. “Thanks to the followers and to @TheMasters who’ve proven me a lot love and help. Good luck to the gamers immediately!”

Earlier than accidents obtained the most effective of him this week, Woods was nonetheless capable of be part of the Augusta Nationwide file books. A grueling Saturday morning within the chilly rain noticed Woods make his twenty third consecutive minimize on the occasion, tying him with pal and mentor Fred {Couples} and Gary Participant on the all-time Masters checklist.

Even when Woods isn’t capable of compete for main championships at this stage in his profession, the solo consecutive cuts file looms subsequent yr as one thing that’s achievable for Woods after he’s made the weekend the final two years at Augusta.

Whereas a Masters Sunday with out Woods is a disappointment, it’s additionally straightforward to grasp the logic for Tiger getting out now. Saturday’s play was overshadowed by a chilly and depressing rain storm that made it troublesome for each participant within the area to play regular golf. For the 47-year-old Woods, nonetheless solely two years faraway from a severe automotive accident and quite a few follow-up surgical procedures to his leg, strolling Augusta Nationwide in these situations proved to be insufferable.

Woods plummeted to final place, amongst gamers nonetheless within the area, when third-round motion continued on Saturday. Earlier than play was finally suspended for the day late Saturday afternoon, Woods was +6 by seven holes, together with back-to-back double bogeys to finish the day.

The query now pivots to after we may see Tiger play once more. The PGA Championship is the subsequent main on Could 18 at Oak Hill Nation Membership in Rochester, NY. That may give Woods and his workforce about 5 weeks to relaxation and get better earlier than taking one other likelihood at main No. 16.