Tiger Woods Withdraws from cadillac Championship Due to Achilles Injury
Concerns for Tiger Woods’ Career
There are fresh concerns for the career of Tiger Woods after another injury saw him again quit a tournament. A limping Woods withdrew from the Cadillac Championship in Miami 11 holes into a final round where he had fallen out of contention.
Achilles troubles
“I felt tightness in my left Achilles when warming up this morning,” he said in a statement later. “It felt progressively worse throughout the day. after hitting my tee shot at 12 I decided it was necessary to withdraw.”
Masters Preparation
It is less than four weeks until the Masters at Augusta, where last year he managed fourth place despite injuring both his knee and his Achilles playing a shot from under a tree. He tried to come back at The Players Championship a month later, but played nine holes in a six-over-par 42 and walked in.### Previous Injuries Woods missed the US Open and open Championship after that and also missed the last two majors of 2008 following reconstructive knee surgery. he is due to play next week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill, but the opening major of the season is obviously the priority for the 36-year-old.
Immediate Withdrawal
Woods was three over par for his round and 10 shots off the lead when he called it a day. Minutes later he was driving home. at the turn he had changed shoes and was noticeably limping.
Concerning Signs
Playing partner Webb Simpson said: “I wasn’t paying much attention, but it looked like he made a swing on 12 that really hurt.” Simpson’s caddie Paul Tesori said Woods started hobbling from about the fourth hole.
History of Injuries
This is not new territory for Woods as this is third time in three years that he has withdrawn due to an injury. In all, Woods has had four operations on his left leg during his career.