Golf

Well, Looks Like No One Will Watch Golf This Weekend

by Dan Fogarty | 12:18 pm, May 12th, 2011

After a nightmare start to the Players Championship, Tiger Woods is withdrawing due to leg injuries. That collective “Oh, shit” you just heard came from a boardroom at NBC headquarters.

Woods, who shot six-over on the front nine at TPC Sawgrass, didn’t feel right from the start. A tweaking of his surgically-repaired left knee on the opening tee snowballed into a sore Achilles and calf cramps. By the time he walked to the ninth hole, he was noticeably limping and trailing his playing partners.

“I was trying to draw that ball out there just a little bit; I pushed forward and just didn’t feel good,” Woods said.

He added: “Everything started getting tight. It was like a whole chain reaction.”

Long term, there are obvious concerns regarding Tiger’s future, and the severity of his injuries. Short term: who the hell is going to watch golf this weekend?

http://twitter.com/cdvillasenor Chris Villasenor

Us golf fans have been watching it for the past 2 years without Tiger around, the sport moves on. There are a lot of fun players around and good stories around Sawgrass this week.
http://twitter.com/cdvillasenor Chris Villasenor

Us golf fans have been watching it for the past 2 years without Tiger around, the sport moves on. There are a lot of fun players around and good stories around Sawgrass this week.