Woods to miss Quail Hollow

Woods damaged his leg at Augusta

Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week’s Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow with injuries to his left leg.

The world number six suffered a sprained knee ligament and strained Achilles tendon when playing a shot from the pine straw during the third round of the Masters earlier this month.

Woods had taken up a difficult stance to play the shot from beneath the famous Eisenhower Tree to the left of the 17th fairway.

The former world number one played on before later seeking medical evaluation. He eventually finished in a tie for fourth at Augusta.

“I personally contacted tournament officials and expressed my regret in not being able to play,” he said. “This is an outstanding event, but I must follow doctors’ orders to get better.”

The injury also makes Woods doubtful for the Players’ Championship at Sawgrass the following week.

Rory McIlroy will be defending his title at Quail Hollow after winning last year with weekend rounds of 66 and 62.

Woods missed the cut in 2010 with his highest ever 36-hole score having previously not finished lower than 11th in four appearances. He didn’t play in 2006 due to the death of his father and then again missed the tournament two years as he recovered from knee surgery.