Tiger withdraws from Players Championship

WRAL ^ | May 9, 2010

[NCjim]

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Players Championship with an apparent injury on the seventh hole of the final round.

After hitting his tee shot on No. 7 far right Sunday, Woods called over an official. He hit his second shot and grimaced in apparent pain again.

Woods then walked to the middle of the fairway to shake hands with playing partner Jason Bohn before leaving on a golf cart.

Early reports say it is a neck injury and he will not play any further.

[acoulterfan]

Thought this was satire at first!

[kempster]

OK!

[MAD-AS-HELL]

He must have pulled a “groin” muscle last night.

[PugetSoundSoldier]

The pain in the neck has been identified as philanderitis, with a resulting elinflammation of the neck and right rear hip.

[maggief]

He’s still in the running for the Playa’s Championship.

[Vision Thing]

Golfus interruptus.

[coaltrain]

Bent shaft?

[kcvl]

Tiger Woods says neck has been problem since before Masters

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/05/tiger-woods-wont-win-will-he-keep-no-1/1

Final round of The Players: Tiger Woods began his final round of The Players Championship on Sunday at Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., 10 shots out of the lead held by Lee Westwood. He opened with two pars, then bogeyed No. 3 to fall to 3 under, 11 shots back.

But, to lose his No. 1 ranking — which he has held for 258 consecutive weeks, and 598 weeks overall — Woods has to finish lower than fifth and Phil Mickelson has to win. Woods clearly will finish lower than fifth, and Mickelson will begin the final round tied for 11th, five shots back.

[kcvl]

Woods withdraws, may have bulging disk in back

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/golf/wires/05/09/2070.ap.glf.players.championship.woods.withdraws.2nd.ld.writethru.0363/

[Bratch]

His problem isn’t with the bulge in his back.

[Mr. Mojo]

with an apparent injury on the seventh hole

Only seven holes this time? He's slipping.

[FreedomPoster]

He’d be a lot better off if he had withdrawn after the 7th hold in his personal life.

[NormsRevenge]

probably an old marital injury acting up..

[al baby]

I said this last week the kid is done done I say done

[AU72]

"I have a weak back!"
"How long have you had it?"
"About a week back"

[jazusamo]

There just had to be a good reason for him not playing well. /sarc

[stillfree?]

He must not be “relaxing” enough before matches. Seriousley though, despite his skill, and long before the bimbo incident, he was bringing the game of golf down with his behavior.

[KarlInOhio]

Did a well endowed blonde in the gallery give him whiplash?

Eyes down, watch the ball, swing.... OMG look at those... ouch.

[Louis Foxwell]

Yep. The kid is done. maybe a comeback in the Sr’s ProAm 25 years.