Five-time winner Tiger Woods, who limped through an awful, bogey-strewn start to his rain-halted third round of the Masters, pulled out of the tournament with a foot injury organisers said on Sunday. “I am disappointed to have to WD [withdraw] this morning due to reaggravating my plantar fasciitis,” he tweeted, shortly after organisers had announced his decision.

“Thank you to the fans and to @TheMasters who have shown me so much love and support. Good luck to the players today!” It is the second time in the past year that Woods has been forced to withdraw from a major championship citing injury.