US PGA Championship LIVE – Tiger Woods Withdraw: ‘Sore and very tired’ Tiger Woods has withdrawn from US PGA Championship after 3rd ROUND. Woods, still struggling after severe leg injuries in a car crash last year decided to withdraw after limping his way through his worst ever US PGA Championship score of 79: Follow US PGA Championship LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
“Well, I’m sore,” he said. “I know that is for a fact. We’ll do some work and see how it goes.”, he said after the withdrawl.
Mito Pereira of Chile heads into Sunday’s final round as surpise leader at the US PGA Championship. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is three shots behind.
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US PGA Championship LIVE: ‘Sore and very tired’ Tiger Woods withdraws from US PGA Championship after 3rd ROUND: Follow LIVE Updates
Tiger Woods Withdraw: Woods, a four-time winner of the event, was limping and moving stiffly Saturday. He shot a 9-over par 79.
After just making the cut Friday, Woods slumped to 12-over par for the tournament, which is tied for last.
Saturday’s outcome was the highest score Woods has had during 22 PGA Championship appearances, which spans 81 rounds.
He also made five consecutive bogeys for the first time in a major since turning professional in 1996.
Woods only returned to competitive golf at the Masters in April, 14 months after a life-threatening car crash.
US PGA Championship LIVE: ‘Sore and very tired’ Tiger Woods withdraws from US PGA Championship after 3rd ROUND: Follow LIVE Updates
His halting gait and deteriorating game was so striking.
“I just didn’t play well. I didn’t hit the ball very well,” said 46-year-old Woods. “I’m sore.”
PGA of America President Jim Richerson said: “We admire Tiger’s valiant effort to compete here at Southern Hills and wish him the best as he continues to recover from his injuries.”
Woods has already indicated that he intends to play the 150th Open Championship at St Andrews in July.
The 46-year-old won two of his three Opens at the historic Old Course, which he has described as his “favourite golf course in the world”.
US PGA Championship Leaderboard: Others struggled in the weather.
Mito Pereira of Chile heads into Sunday’s final round as surpise leader at the US PGA Championship. England’s Matt Fitzpatrick is three shots behind.
Fitzpatrick is joint second on six under after a three-under 67.
| US PGA Championship third-round leaderboard |
|---|
| -9 M Pereira (Chi); -6 M Fitzpatrick (Eng), W Zalatoris (US); -5 C Young (US); -4 A Ancer (Mex); -3 S Power (Ire) |
| Selected others: -2 B Watson (US), J Thomas (US); Level T Fleetwood (Eng), R McIlroy (NI); +2 J Rose (Eng); +12 T Woods (US) |
He is level with Will Zalatoris, who led after round two but hit a 73. Chile’s Pereira, who is playing in his second major, finished with a birdie to reach nine under after a one-under 69.
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