In the sports world, few things sting more than an untimely injury. It can derail a season, a career, or a legacy.Just ask Tiger Woods, whose last competitive round came at the 2024 PNC Championship before a lingering ankle injury forced him into extended recovery since March.Golf's history is littered with such stories, and the BMW Championship saw one of them unfold after the third round.On Sunday morning, the PGA Tour announced that Daniel Berger, a four-time Tour winner and one of Woods' longtime admirers, had withdrawn from the final round of the BMW Championship due to a finger injury.Berger was scheduled to tee off at 10:45 a.m. ET at Caves Valley Golf Club alongside Justin Rose but never made it to the first tee.The injury wasn't entirely unexpected. During Saturday's third round, NBC cameras caught Berger icing his left hand after appearing to jar it during a swing on the back nine.He finished the round with a 2-over 72, bringing his 54-hole total to 2 over par, just outside the projected cut for the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings.Berger entered the week ranked No. 33 in the FedEx Cup race. A solid final round could have vaulted him into the top 30 and secured a spot at next week's Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.Instead, his season ends one place short.For the four-time PGA Tour winner, it's a disappointing end to what had been a promising comeback year. Berger missed nearly two seasons due to a debilitating back injury that sidelined him after the 2022 U.S. Open. He returned to competition at the 2024 American Express Championship and quickly proved he still belonged.This year too, the 32-year-old made an impressive 16 of 20 cuts, posted nine top-25 finishes, and nearly returned to the winner's circle with a runner-up at the WM Phoenix Open and a T3 at the RBC Heritage.Additionally, Berger also made the cut in all four majors and climbed back into the top 40 of the Official World Golf Ranking.Though he won't be at East Lake, Berger's performance this season earned him exemptions into all of the PGA Tour's Signature Events next season.More Golf: Bryson DeChambeau reveals LIV's message as PGA Tour bars Ryder Cup tune-up