Tiger Woods Withdraws From Players Championship Due To Knee, Achilles Injuries

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Players Championship, and now we can confirm what was widely suspected: that he’s leaving due to nagging leg injuries that have plagued him over recent weeks. From the official Players Championship Facebook account:

Tiger Woods has cited the sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee and strained Achilles tendon for his withdrawal today. We’ll miss him this week and wish him a speedy recovery.

This is the second consecutive Players Championship from which Woods has withdrawn; in 2010, Woods left due to a bulging disc in his back. Woods certainly played like a man with a leg and a half on Thursday: through the front nine, the noted golf enthusiast scored three bogeys and a triple-bogey to stand at 6-over.

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