Tiger Woods explains cause of shank on final hole in PGA Tour return
Tiger Woods explains cause of shank on final hole in PGA Tour return
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Tiger Woods revealed a back spasm had caused him to shank the final hole of his return to the first PGA Tour event of 2024 at the Genesis Invitational in California.
Woods, 48, is still adapting to ankle fusion surgery, having undergone treatment in April last year after withdrawing from the Masters during the third round and he did not compete again until the Hero World Challenge in December.
The 15-time major champion finished Thursday’s opening round at the Riviera Country Club on one-over par after shanking his second shot on the 18th from the fairway over into the trees on the right.
Woods eventually sunk a two-putt bogey to make a five, and afterwards revealed he would need some treatment to get himself back out on the course again on Friday.
“My back spasmed on it,” Woods said in his post-round interview to the Golf Channel when asked about the shank on the 18th hole.
“It’s been spasming the last three holes, and it just locked up on me. Didn’t move, didn’t rotate, and pr
