{"id":264467,"date":"2022-11-28T19:58:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T19:58:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-withdraws-from-hero-world-challenge-due-to-foot-problem\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:59:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:59:48","slug":"tiger-woods-withdraws-from-hero-world-challenge-due-to-foot-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-withdraws-from-hero-world-challenge-due-to-foot-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods withdraws from Hero World Challenge due to foot problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Hero World Challenge after developing plantar fasciitis in his right foot.<\/p>\n<p>The former world number one has not played since the Open Championship in July, when he missed the cut in what could prove to be his final Open at St Andrews.<\/p>\n<p>Woods, who hosts the long-running event, was set to return to action when the PGA Tour event begins at the Bahamas\u2019 Albany Golf Club on Thursday, but said the issue had rendered his participation impossible.<\/p>\n<p>He tweeted:\u00a0\u201cIn preparation and practice for this week\u2019s Hero World Challenge, I\u2019ve developed\u00a0plantar fasciitis in my right foot, which is making it difficult to walk.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"zxx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C2HPgSSCAK\">pic.twitter.com\/C2HPgSSCAK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/1597307224657129473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter consulting with my doctors and trainers, I have decided to withdraw this week and focus on my hosting duties. My plan is still to compete in The Match and the PNC Championship.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Woods is a five-time Hero World Challenge champion<a href=\"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/tiger-woods-to-partner-son-charlie-in-next-months-pnc-championship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a> This year\u2019s edition of the event, staged at Albany since 2015, carries a three-and-a-half-million US dollar (\u00a32,925,755<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GolfTodayUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">.<\/a>00) prize pot.<\/p>\n<p>Woods will be replaced in the field by 29th-ranked Austrian Sepp Straka.<\/p>\n<p>He faces a quick recovery ahead of his next challenge, The Match, where he will partner Rory McIlroy against Jordan Spieth and Justin Thomas on December 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former world number one has not played since the Open Championship in July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":264468,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[9051],"class_list":["post-264467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-pa-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.8 (Yoast SEO v23.8) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Woods withdraws from Hero World Challenge due to foot problem<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Woods withdraws from Hero World Challenge. 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