Tiger Woods Withdraws from PGA Championship
Decision Comes after Shooting 79 in Third Round
Following his worst round in PGA Championship history on Saturday, Tiger Woods announced he is withdrawing from the second major of the year.
Tiger Woods has withdrawn after Round 3 from the 2022 PGA Championship. pic.twitter.com/I4TiYAgvoM
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 21, 2022
Woods shot a 79 and was at 222, 21 strokes behind leader Mito Pereira after 54 holes.
Woods’ total would have put him in a four-way tie for 76th and last place.
He said after the round, which saw five straight bogeys and a triple bogey, his leg was sore and he would make a decision whether to finish the tournament on Sunday.
The decision came hours later.
The PGA Championship Woods played since an accident mangled his right leg in February 2021.
Woods hinted at the decision after finishing his round.
Tiger Woods will assess whether to play the final 18 holes of the PGA Championship due to pain in his surgically repaired right leg. https://t.co/6Qfky4e65K
— ESPN (@espn) May 21, 2022
He returned in The Masters and played well in the first two rounds before fading.
