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Woods Lucky Not To Injure Forearm In 16th Hole Valspar Brush With Tree.

8 years ago by Fatiha Betscher Comments Off

Palm Harbor, Florida ….

Tiger Woods was lucky to avoid a serious arm injury late on the opening day of the Valspar Championship near Tampa in Florida.

Woods, contesting just a fourth PGA Tour event and an 11^th round on his return to full-time competition, found his ball up against a tree well left at the 16th and opening hole of the three-hole closing ‘Snake Pit’ stretch on the Copperhead course.

Woods assessed his shot and clearly brushed the tree with his left forearm and letting go of his 4-iron and with immediate fears the 14-time Major winner had injured himself.

But after signing for an impressive one-under par 70 in the cold and windy conditions, Woods brushed off any concern.

“No, the hand is fine and I didn’t hit my hand,” he said.

“My forearm hit the tree a little bit. I tried to warn all the people there, move them out of the way because I didn’t know if I was — if I pulled back on that at all and tried to really use my hands and flight that ball down and if that club catches and breaks, it’s going to be right over there.