Tiger Woods withdraws from Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas

Woods suffered superior injuries successful a car clang successful February 2021

Tiger Woods has announced that helium volition not beryllium playing successful adjacent month's Hero World Challenge successful the Bahamas owed to an contented with his close foot.

He said connected Monday helium had developed plantar fasciitis - symptom successful the basal of his foot.

The 15-time large winner, who has lone played 9 competitory rounds successful 2022, hosts the tournament.

The American won the event, which takes spot from 1 to 4 December and serves arsenic a payment for his TGR Foundation and different charities, 5 times betwixt 2001 and 2011.

"I've developed plantar fasciitis successful my close ft which is making it hard to walk," he said. "After consulting with doctors I person decided to retreat this week and ore connected my hosting duties.

"My program is inactive to vie successful The Match and the PNC Championship."

Woods had said helium would squad up with Rory McIlroy against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas successful The Match. successful Florida connected 10 December.

He finished 47th successful the Masters this twelvemonth and withdrew from the US PGA Championship pursuing a 3rd circular of 79.