When last seen at Pebble Beach, Tiger Woods stepped into the record books with a 15-stroke victory in the U.S. Open. This time, he left with a limp.
After a final practice round Wednesday before his bid to win a third straight tournament at Pebble Beach, Woods hyperextended his left knee and sprained a ligament when an overzealous authograph seeker tripped him as Woods was leaving the course.
"Just snapped my leg back," Woods said.
Woods said the odds were "up there" that he would not be able to play Thursday when the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am begins over three courses. Woods, who is supposed to play Spyglass Hill, said he would give it a try.
"If I can't rotate and can't let it go, then obviously I can't go," he said.<
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