Twitter calls bull**** on ‘Dr Tiger Woods’

TIGER Woods stirred up quite a frenzy on social media after talking to the press following his final round of the Masters.

AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 12: Tiger Woods of the United States reacts to a shot from the pine straw on the ninth hole during the final round of the 2015 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 12, 2015 in Augusta, Georgia. David Cannon/Getty Images/AFP == FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS & TELEVISION USE ONLY ==

TIGER Woods stirred up quite a frenzy on social media when talking about an injury to his right hand during the final round of the Masters.

After an errant drive at the ninth hole, Woods struck a hidden tree root while hitting his second shot off the pine straw.

Woods screamed in pain and let the club fly out of his hand.

He shook his hand walking toward the green but managed to salvage par on the way to a closing 1-over 73, to finish in a tie for 17th — 13 shots back from champion Jordan Spieth.

Woods plays out of the, well, woods at the Masters. It didn’t go well.

Ouch.

Afterward, when asked about the injury on CBS, Woods said “the bone popped out”.

That amateur diagnosis led to plenty of derisive responses on Twitter.

No worries, Dr. Tiger Woods claims he just had a bone pop out, but he "put it back in place" http://t.co/o0gjojNJ2d https://t.co/w3WKddD08n

— Michael Shamburger (@mshamburger1) April 12, 2015

TIGER WOODS must have misspoken. No way to finish round if a "bone popped out in wrist and put back in". Great golfer but not a doctor.

— David J. Chao, MD (@ProFootballDoc) April 12, 2015

Did @TigerWoods just say his bone popped out & he popped it back in? Reminds me of @MikeTyson saying his back was broken. #MastersSunday

— Aaron Magness (@macknuttie) April 12, 2015

Anyone else call BS on @TigerWoods wrist bone comment? #YaRight

— matt burke (@matt8urke) April 12, 2015

@TigerWoods I didn't know you were an orthopedic surgeon. I call BS on that. You did not reduce a dislocation today. Wtf?

— Ellen Hampton (@auntello) April 12, 2015

Lol @TigerWoods saying he popped a bone back into place. Such a story teller. #MastersSunday

— Jason (@itsJayLa) April 12, 2015

Tiger said he popped a bone back in. Bet that's not the first time he said that. #TigersWrist

— Bob Kevoian (@bobkevoian) April 12, 2015

Did Tiger Woods just say he popped a bone back into place in his hand? Tiger, M.D. … Sounds intense

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 12, 2015

Tiger saying "a bone popped out and I put it back in" about his wrist is so preposterous I have to respect it. Gonna start using that.

— Russ Stein (@Only1Russ_Stein) April 12, 2015

"Follow-up question, Tiger: which bone popped out of your wrist exactly?" pic.twitter.com/s093KhG2uX

— Evan Doherty (@YSportsEvan) April 12, 2015

Wait, Tiger claimed he popped a bone back into place, but then played the back 9? pic.twitter.com/7lheGjQDgo

— Patrick Fenelon (@Patrick_Fenelon) April 12, 2015

So tiger says a bone popped out of his wrist and he put it back in? pic.twitter.com/Z2htpV2DwV

— Sean Bruso (@bruso102) April 12, 2015

The apparently gruesome injury notwithstanding, Woods said he was proud of the way he played at Augusta National, finishing with a 5-under 283 in his first tournament since he walked off the course at Torrey Pines in early February, his body hurting and his game a mess.

Woods said he’ll take some time off before playing in his next PGA Tour event, with an eye toward getting ready for the US Open in June.

Originally published as Twitter calls bull**** on ‘Dr Tiger Woods’