Tiger Woods’ much awaited return to competition will have to wait a little longer. The 46-year-old, 15-time Major champion, Woods was hoping to play his first competitive round since the 150th Open at St. Andrews at his own event, the Hero World Challenge. However, a foot injury due to ‘plantar fasciitis’ has forced to pull out of the event.
Woods, who co-founded the HWC, has rarely missed the event, which is being sponsored by World’s No. 1 two-wheeler company, Hero MotoCorp, for the eighth year in a row. Woods, who was battling through injuries, and recovering from his February 2021 car accident, missed the whole of pandemic-hit 2021 and then made just three starts in 2022.
He made the cut at the Masters; withdrew after being unable to bear pain following three rounds at the PGA Championships and then missed the cut at the Open in Scotland. Dr Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO of Hero MotoCorp, said “I wish him the very best and hope to see him back in action soon.”