Australian golfer Jason Day has lifted the lid on the debilitating toll of Tiger Woods’ accidents after the American legend withdrew from the Masters on Sunday.
Woods limped round Augusta Nationwide over the weekend and made the lower regardless of ending his second spherical in driving rain on Saturday.
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The 47-year-old’s situation worsened because the chilly climate caught round, and with that went his sport as he recorded bogeys and back-to-back double bogeys in a 3rd spherical lower quick as a result of rain.
Woods, who sat alone in final place at 9 over par, pulled out of the occasion about 90 minutes earlier than play was resulting from resume on Sunday.
The five-time Masters champion mentioned he had aggravated an ongoing bout of plantar fasciitis – however Woods’ illnesses within the wake of the 2021 automotive crash that nearly took his proper leg jogged reminiscences and sparked new issues for the golfer.
Talking after the event, Day revealed that his good buddy had lately let him in on a secret about his sudden withdrawal from the ultimate spherical of the 2022 PGA Championship.
The rationale then was given as ache and discomfort in his surgically repaired proper foot however that considerably downplayed one thing rather more sinister.
“He was saying the explanation why he pulled out of the PGA was a screw went via the pores and skin on (the) Saturday or no matter it was,” Day mentioned, recalling a dialog from late final yr.
Day added: “I do not know the way dangerous it’s this time… it simply sucks that he isn’t right here taking part in.”
Woods was bed-ridden for months after his automotive accident and underwent two extra operations in 2022.
He has managed some tournaments in latest occasions with the usage of a cart however has by no means publicly sought to take action at a serious, together with final week’s Masters.
“He seemed like he was laboring fairly arduous yesterday,” Day mentioned.
“It was clearly troublesome to look at as a result of he needed to come again out after which play via all that (rain) yesterday morning, after which he needed to take just a little little bit of a break and are available again out and play once more.”
The Australian mentioned he wouldn’t rush to achieve out to Woods this week.
“In some unspecified time in the future I’ll. Clearly not right now. I am going to give him a while,” Day added.
“I am positive everyone seems to be reaching out to him proper now. Like I mentioned, you’ll be able to all see how he is feeling on TV. I do not know what he is feeling internally, how dangerous it’s.”
Previous to his withdrawal, Woods had accomplished all 72 holes of each event he had ever performed at Augusta as an expert.
