Woods limps away

Fri., May 13, 2011

Coming off his worst performance in nearly a year, Nick Watney looked better than ever Thursday in The Players Championship in Ponte Verdra Beach, Fla., with an 8-under-par 64 that put him atop the leaderboard. Coming off what he described as a “minor injury,” Tiger Woods looked to be in big trouble. Nine holes into his first tournament since the Masters, the former No. 1 player in the world said he couldn’t go on. Woods withdrew after his highest nine-hole score at this event – a 42 – and had no idea when he might return. “I’m having a hard time walking,” Woods said. Watney finished with his best score on the TPC Sawgrass – his previous best was a 68 – to take a one-shot lead over Lucas Glover, who won last week at Quail Hollow. – Associated Press

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