By Victor Kanayo
Golf Great Tiger Woods, has now withdrawn from the ongoing Masters due to injury.
This was disclosed by the organisers of the tournament, via a statement on Sunday April 9, 2023.
Part of the short statement reads, “Due to injury, Tiger Woods has officially withdrawn from the Masters after completing seven holes of his third round.”
Woods, a five-time winner, is still recovering from severe leg injuries suffered in a 2021 car crash.
He made his return at last year’s Masters, where he shared 47th and spoke of walking 72 holes on the hilly layout, as a victory of sorts.
He limped through the start of a rain-halted third round of the Masters, before pulling out of the tournament.
According to AFP, the tournament is aiming to finish the rain-impacted third round on Sunday morning before proceeding to the decisive final round at Augusta National.
For Woods, who has talked about playing in pain and who, operates a minimal tournament schedule, the weather enforced changes meant, he would have attempted to play 29 holes on Sunday in order to finish.
Woods had battled to make the cut on Saturday morning, playing in cold and wet conditions and limping at times. He eventually made it into the final, two rounds after the cut-line rose to three-over par 147.
By making the cut, Woods matched the Masters record of Fred Couples and Gary Player, with 23 consecutive made cuts.
