Tiger Woods Withdraws From The Players Championship After Nine Holes

Tiger Woods' return from injury lasted all of nine holes, as the struggling golfer withdrew from The Players Championship on Thursday shooting a 42 on the front nine.

Woods hadn't played since the Masters on April 10 as he recovered from knee and Achilles injuries. He bogeyed the first, fifth and ninth holes and triple-bogeyed the fourth, sitting at 6-over through nine.

Earlier this week, Woods seemed to take offense to fellow golfer Bubba Watson's assertion that the former No. 1 player in the world was "going the wrong way." Woods is currently ranked eighth in the world.