PONTE VEDRA Beach, Fla. -- Tiger Woods shot a 42 on the front nine of the first round of The Players Championship on Thursday and withdrew from the tournament.
It was Woods' first competitive event since the Masters, as he has been recovering from knee and Achilles injuries.
Through five holes, Woods played bogey golf and visibly winced after hitting his approach shot onto the fifth green. It was unclear if the reaction was from pain or frustration as the ball came to rest in the rough well left of the hole. He failed to get up and down and made bogey to drop to 5 over after five holes in pristine, nearly windless scoring conditions at TPC Sawgrass.
Woods began his round with a bogey at the par-4 first hole, but the real trouble came at No. 4. After pulling his drive left into the rough, Woods' second shot found the water fronting the green.
He took a drop from short of the green in the fairway and his fourth shot to the back right pin didn't clear the water again, caroming off and landing in the hazard. He dropped from the same area and made a nice up and down for a triple-bogey 7.
After completing the front nine, Woods handed his scorecard to playing partner Martin Kaymer.
Woods has not played particularly well at TPC Sawgrass by his standards. In the past decade, he has a single top-10 finish. He won the event in 2001.
It was Woods' first competitive event since the Masters, as he has been recovering from knee and Achilles injuries.
Through five holes, Woods played bogey golf and visibly winced after hitting his approach shot onto the fifth green. It was unclear if the reaction was from pain or frustration as the ball came to rest in the rough well left of the hole. He failed to get up and down and made bogey to drop to 5 over after five holes in pristine, nearly windless scoring conditions at TPC Sawgrass.
Woods began his round with a bogey at the par-4 first hole, but the real trouble came at No. 4. After pulling his drive left into the rough, Woods' second shot found the water fronting the green.
He took a drop from short of the green in the fairway and his fourth shot to the back right pin didn't clear the water again, caroming off and landing in the hazard. He dropped from the same area and made a nice up and down for a triple-bogey 7.
After completing the front nine, Woods handed his scorecard to playing partner Martin Kaymer.
Woods has not played particularly well at TPC Sawgrass by his standards. In the past decade, he has a single top-10 finish. He won the event in 2001.
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