Posting on Twitter, Woods said: “I am disappointed to have to WD this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis. Thank you to the fans and to @TheMasters who have shown me so much love and support. Good luck to the players today!” You hate to see it.
On a cold and damp Saturday, with the rain pummeling down, Woods could be seen limping as he went about what looked like the painful and exhausting task of making his way around the hilly Augusta course. Watching him limp back to get under the umbrella his caddie was holding for him, seemed as if it took him ten minutes to go 15 feet.
Woods’s decision marked the second time in less than a year that he withdrew from a major tournament. Last May, he left the P.G.A. Championship after the third round, when he had shot a nine-over-par 79. He skipped the U.S. Open and then missed the cut at the British Open.
I don't blame Tiger for withdrawing, didn't even look comfortable swinging a club, let alone walking around. But questions will now be asked as to whether Woods will ever play at the prestigious event again after he had suggested last week that this could be his final appearance at Augusta. He had had little time to enjoy making the cut at Augusta for a record-equaling 23rd consecutive time, starting his third round a few hours after completing the second round.
Whether this is his last round at Augusta, or potentially last major played, gotta tip your cap to one of the GOATs in the golf world. #TigerWoods #Goat #TheMasters