So much for Tiger Woods’ planned return to competitive golf this week. The five-time Masters champ and winner of 15 major titles, who was in a devastating car crash early last year, tweeted today that foot problems caused by plantar fasciitis are “making it difficult to walk” and that he has withdrawn from the Hero World Challenge.
He still plans to host the Bahamas tourney, which was set to be his first PGA Tour event after more than four months. The condition causes a painful inflammation of tissue that connects the heel bone to the toes.
pic.twitter.com/C2HPgSSCAK Woods has not played competitively since the Open at St. Andrews in July, where he missed the cut after shooting 78 and 75 in his first two rounds.
The finished 47th at 2022 Masters in Augusta, GA, which was his first major tournament since the accident, but withdrew from the following month’s PGA Championship after three rounds.
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