Scary GIF: Tiger Woods Hitting A Tree Branch

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Adam Sarson tweeted a GIF of Tiger Woods' reaction that surely caused hearts to flutter around the golf globe Saturday.

GIF: Tiger fights tree branches in Turkey. on Twitpic

Randall Mell reports Tiger Woods' right hand that took the brunt of a tree branch/root during third round play in Turkey, which is different than the left elbow and wrist he struggled with this summer.

“It’s a little tender,” Woods said. “I smoked it on something. I don’t know what it was, but I hit something hard.”

Woods appeared to hurt his left elbow and wrist during the U.S. Open at Merion in June. He withdrew from the AT&T National the week after to rest the injury.

After the scare at the 11th on Saturday in Turkey, Woods played on, not showing any significant lingering effects.

“I just deal with it, just play through it,” Woods said.

Paul Mahoney fills us in on Victor Dubuisson, the Frenchman who leads in Turkey by six going into the final round.