![]() Reluctant to finish the round and risk further damage, Woods said he did "what I thought was necessary", but would go on to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational just a fortnight later. March 2012: Despite changing shoes to try and manage the problem, Woods withdrew with seven holes remaining at the WGC-Cadillac Championship with an injury to his Achilles tendon. Woods walked off the course with his caddie, Steve Williams, during the opening roundĪ sprained Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) ligament in his left knee and strained left Achilles tendon saw Woods miss the next three months, including the middle two majors of the year, eventually coming back at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational. May 2011: Although Woods' agent claimed he was "not at all concerned" with the previous injury, it became clear it was something more serious when he had to pull out of the Players Championship - his next start - after just nine holes. Woods did not stay away for long, playing the Memorial Tournament the following month.Īpril 2011: Woods said he suffered a re-occurrence of his left knee injury at the Masters, with a 'minor' knock to that and his Achilles tendon seeing him withdraw from the Wells Fargo Championship as a 'precaution'. Tiger reportedly believed it to be a bulging disc in his neck, but it was later confirmed as an inflamed facet joint. May 2010: Having played with a bad neck "for quite a while" and a missed cut seven days earlier at the Wells Fargo Championship, Woods had to end his Players Championship prematurely by withdrawing during the final round. ![]() Victory at Torrey Pines would be Woods' last start for nearly nine months, as the world No 1 recovered from reconstructive surgery on his Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) as well as having cartilage damage repaired. Woods defeated Rocco Mediate in a play-off in the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines
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