He had what turned out to be a stinger in his left hand at the Tour Championship in Houston in 1999 when he tried to hit through a baseball-sized rock to get to his ball. As an amateur, Woods had to withdraw from the '95 U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills when he injured his wrist trying to hack out of the deep rough. He also had a cyst removed from behind his left knee while at Stanford University. Woods, the No. 1 player in the world coming off a record-breaking season that included three straight major championships among his nine PGA Tour victories, is often swamped by fans after rounds. A security detail was with him, but some fans went under the ropes and tried to get close.
People get aggressive.
That's one reason we have security. It's for instances like this, so they don't happen. The rest of his day was a time for good vibes, which are not hard to find when Woods sets foot on the famous course where land meets sea. But the U.S. Open was far from his mind, especially when he got to the 446-yard 10th hole. In the dry summer of a U.S. Open, Woods reached that green with a 3-wood and a wedge.