TIGER WOODS pulled out of the US PGA Championship due to an injury. He had complained that he was "sore" after a third round.

After suffering serious leg injuries in a horror vehicle crash in February 2021, the 46-year old was only competing in his second tournament.

After suffering open fractures in both his upper and lower tibias and fibulas in his right leg, the golf legend was left with a rod, several screws, and pins.

Woods posted a nine-over-79 Saturday, which left him at the bottom of the 79 players who made it to the final cut.

This left the 15-time major champion at 12 over par for tournament, leaving him 21 strokes behind Mito Pereira, third round leader.

Woods shot his third worst round in majors, making five bogeys consecutively in majors for the first time in the professional career. This included a triple-bogey at the par-three sixth hole.

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After his bad outing, the American said: "Well, it's sore.

"I know this is a fact. We'll do some work to see how it goes."

He said, "I didn't play well." I couldn't hit the ball well and didn't get the start I needed.

"I thought I hit a great tee shot down second, but ended up in water. I never had any momentum.

"I couldn’t get off the bogey train. I did nothing right.

"I didn’t hit many good shots." I was able to score a very high score.

Woods' withdrawal was confirmed by the PGA of America, with president Jim Richerson observing: "Tiger Woods informed us that he will be withdrawing from 2022 PGA Championship.

"We are proud of Tiger's bravery in trying to compete at Southern Hills, and we wish him all the best as he recovers from his injuries."

Woods, who played in the Masters as Augusta in March, has already indicated that he would like to compete at the 150th Open Championship in St Andrews in July.