Tiger Woods (FSY) has what he calls a minor knee injury and will miss the Wells Fargo Championship next week at Quail hollow. He hopes to return in a few weeks.
By Chris O'meara, AP
Tiger Woods falls almost backwards after hitting of rough on the 17th hole during the third round of the masters. Woods announced on his website Tuesday that he has mild vrickningar of a ligament in his left knee and left Achilles tendon as a result of this shot and will not play next week.
By Chris O'meara, AP
Tiger Woods falls almost backwards after hitting of rough on the 17th hole during the third round of the masters. Woods announced on his website Tuesday that he has mild vrickningar of a ligament in his left knee and left Achilles tendon as a result of this shot and will not play next week.
Woods said on its website on Tuesday that he injures himself hitting a shot in the third round of the masters. It is the fourth time he has missed a tournament because of his left knee. Woods did not say when he might return, but he hopes to be back in a few weeks.He won the Wells Fargo at Quail hollow in 2007 and had not finished worse than 11th in the four games until a year ago when he missed the cut with his highest 36-hole score. The following week, The Players Championship, which Woods won in 2001, although not among his favorite courses. He has finished in the top 10 just four times in 13 games and withdrew from the final round a year ago with a neck injury.Woods described the injury as minor — a mild Sprain of his medial collateral ligament in his left knee, together with a mild strain to his left Achilles. Woods said the injury occurred when he was forced to squat in order to play a shot from the Eisenhower tree on the left side of the 17th fairway.His left foot got caught into the pine straw that the momentum of the swing him back. Woods beat in a front bunker oils and saved par on his way to a 74, then shot 31 on the front nine Sunday to tie for the lead. He wound up tied for fourth, and he appeared to be limping coming into the Greens 18. Woods, who held a series of clinics in Asia this week after the masters, said he later sought a medical assessment. He said doctors have advised rest and cold-water therapy, along with soft tissue treatment that is to start the week. "I personally contacted tournament officials and expressed my regret of not being able to play, "said Woods. "This is an outstanding event, but I have to follow doctors ' orders to get better."Woods also missed the quail hollow in 2006 when his father died and 2008 while recovering from knee surgery. "Apologies to the tourney and fans, but are working hard to get healthy, "he said on Twitter, His health becomes an issue each year. Woods has already had four operations on his left knee, his Taylor's years at Stanford to remove two benign tumours and scar issues. His most recent surgery was after winning the U.s. Open in 2008 for his 14th major. He wound up missing eight months.When he returned from a sex scandal last year at the masters, Woods showed that he had ruptured the Achilles in his right leg in December 2008, two months before he came back from knee surgery. Woods had a cortisone shot in his right ankle last December., Woods has dropped to a # 6 world ranking, has not won since the Australian Masters in November 2009, the longest drought of his career. Eleven majors played since he won last time, the longest he has gone without winning.Nicklaus holds the record for 18 professional majors, a mark that once seemed to be easy Woods ' reach.
Timeline for Tiger damageA chronology of Tiger Woods ' (FSY) damage: April 26, 2011 — reveals that he has a minor Sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and minor strain of his left Achilles, and that he misses the Wells Fargo Championship Dec. 11, 2010 – the cortisone shot in his right ankle because of lingering soreness in his Achilles. May 9, 2010 – on the seventh hole of Withdraws the last round in The Players Championship with what he fears is a rain forest drive. He said later it was inflammation of a joint in his neck. He did not miss to begin returning a month later at the Memorial. December 2008 — Ruptures the Achilles tendon in his right leg. June 24, 2008 — eight days after winning the U.s. Open at Torrey Pines in playoff 19-holes have reconstructive surgery on the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee ligament and cartilage damage to repair. He will miss the rest of the 2008 season and is out for eight months.June 2008 – recommended in the weeks before the US Open that he has two stress fractures left tibia and should expect to be on crutches for three weeks of golf in a further three weeks, on April 15, 2008 — two days after his runner-up finish at the Mastersathroscopic surgery, has on his left knee to repair cartilage damage. Decides to repair the ligament to avoid further rehabilitation and to play the other three majors. Miss quail hollow, The Players Championship and Memorial July 2007 – Ruptures his anterior cruciate ligament ligament in his left knee when he took a misstep while running on a golf course. He won five of his last six tournaments he plays, including the PGA Championship, Dec. 12, 2002 – has surgery to remove fluid inside and around the anterior cruciate ligament ligament. Miss the season-opening Mercedes Championship for the first time, and returns 10 weeks later to win the Buick Invitational, December 1994-as a freshman at Stanford has surgery removed two benign tumours and scar tissue in his left knee.
Copyright 2010 associated press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
For more information about reprints and permissions, visit our FAQ. To report corrections and clarifications, contact standards Editor
Brent Jones. Send comments to letters@usatoday.com grants publication in the newspaper. Include name, telephone number, city and State for the control. To view our corrections, go to corrections. usatoday.com. We have updated conversation guidelines. Changes include a brief overview of the moderation and an explanation of how to use the "report abuse" button. Read more.
By Mike Kittrell, AP
By Scott Halleran, Getty Images
Of Hunter Martin, Getty Images