Tiger Woods struggles to contain emotions after Genesis Invitational withdrawal sparks injury fears
Tiger Woods was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational due to illness on Friday – sparking fears of a new injury – but his business partner has reassured fans
Tiger Woods could only sink his head into his hands after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational during Friday’s second round.
The 48-year-old is competing in his first PGA Tour event since last year’s Masters. He was only able to complete six holes on Friday before having to stop. His withdrawal raised concerns about injury, but his business partner Rob McNamara confirmed that Woods was ill.
The legendary golfer is suffering from “flu-like symptoms” and still plans to compete in major tournaments later this year. Despite McNamara’s reassuring updates, Woods remained visibly upset as he was returned to the golf course’s clubhouse in California.
Woods started the second round well by making made a birdie on the first hole, but consecutive bogeys followed. before the end of today. “So he started having flu-like symptoms last night,” McNamara said. This morning I woke up worse than the night before.
“He had a little fever and that, and he got better during the warm-ups, but then when he came on the field and walked around and while he was playing, he started to feel dizzy.
“Finally, the doctors said he was – probably had some kind of flu and was dehydrated. He was treated with an IV bag and is much better and will soon be discharged from the hospital here. »
McNamara later confirmed that Woods was not physically injured. When asked, he replied: “Yes, yes. There are no physical problems at all, his back is fine. It was just illness, dehydration and now the symptoms have reversed when he is given intravenous injections. “
Woods has struggled with injuries since winning the 2008 US Open, his 14th major title. He fought back to win the Masters in 2019 – completing a remarkable comeback – but has not won on the PGA Tour since winning the Zoro Championship in 2019. >
Woods was involved in a car accident three years ago. and admitted that his full-time golf career was over. “I think something realistic is to one day play on tour – never full-time again – but to choose,” he told Golf Digest in 2021.
Woods has insisted he is “not in pain” ahead of the Genesis Invitational and will keep an eye on the Masters, which begins at Augusta on April 11. The second major of the year, the US PGA Championship, will be held at Valhalla , Kentucky in May.
Next is the US Open which will be held in Pinehurst, North Carolina in June. The last major tournament of the year is the Open – the only tournament held outside the country America – and will take place at Royal Troon in Scotland in July.
