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Tiger Woods hits a rogue tree root at the Masters, appears to hurt wrist
Tiger Woods hits a rogue tree root at the Masters, appears to hurt wrist
Tony ManfredApr 13, 2015, 02:34 IST
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A mildly disappointing final round for Tiger Woods at the Masters turned worrisome when he clipped what appeared to be a tree root on a shot and tweaked his wrist.
On the 9th hole he hit his drive into the right pine straw. When he hit his approach shot, he caught a piece of a root and immediately looked to be in discomfort.
You can see the piece of wood fly up in the air:
He made par on the hole and didn't seek the help of the trainer. But on his next drive his nearly shanked it and held his wrist. He ended up making bogey:It had been an encouraging week for Tiger up to that point. His 4-under 68 on Saturday was the best round we've seen from him since 2013. Even with a lackluster final round, the fact that he contended at the Masters after an eight-week hiatus was good.All indications are Tiger is going to finish out his round. But if he's really hurt, it's horrible luck, as other pros were quick to point out:
