Tiger Woods says bone 'popped out' after injury at Masters

Tiger Woods injured his right wrist on the ninth hole at Augusta National on Sunday of the Masters after his club clipped a root while hitting a shot out of the pine straw.

Apparently, that injury required Woods to play doctor on course. Afterwards, Woods had a quite graphic explanation about what happened: "A bone kind of popped out and a joint kind of went out of place, but I put it back in."

"Really?" asked CBS's Bill Macatee.

"Yeah," Tiger said nonchalantly.

Woods managed to make par on the hole, but grabbed the ball out of the cup and tipped his cap with his left hand. As he made his way toward the 10th tee, a fan reached out for a fist bump, which Woods reciprocated with his off hand.

Woods winced again after hitting his tee shot on No. 10 – his first swing after the approach shot on No. 9. He wound up bogeying the 10th to move him back to 4-under in the Masters.

Later he explained the injury this way: "I didn't know there was a tree root there. I drove my hand or drove the club straight into it. It didn't move. But my body kept moving. I told the guys in there that there was a little joint that popped out and I was able to somehow put it back in, which didn't feel very good. But at least it got back in and I could move my hand again."

When asked how it felt, Woods said "it's sore. I'm not going to be lifting any weights for a little bit."

The 14-time major winner has dealt with plenty of injury setbacks over his career, particularly in the last five years. From a bad back, to an injured knee to a strained Achilles', Woods has battled injuries for much of the past few years. Prior to this week's Masters, he hadn't played a competitive round since February as he tried to rehab an ailing back.

Woods, who finished at 5-under for the tournament, said he was happy with his game, but would not be playing again "for a while."