Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational in second round because of illness
Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational in second round because of illness
Tiger Woods has withdrawn from The Genesis Invitational at in Pacific Palisades, California, due to illness, the PGA Tour announced on Friday. PGA Tour rules official Mark Dusbabek said Woods\’ illness is not related to his ankle or back.
Rob McNamara of TGR Ventures said Woods began experiencing \”flu-like symptoms\” Thursday night.
\”I would like to confirm that I had to withdraw from @thegenesisinv due to illness, which we now know is influenza. I am resting and feeling better. Good luck to the players this weekend. I’m disappointed to not be there and want to thank @GenesisUSA and all the fans for the support.\”
The marked Woods\’ first PGA Tour tournament since he , but it has ended the same.
The 15-time major champion , admitting that his \”back was spasming\” and \”locking up\” during the final holes on Thursday. He added, “It was one of those days, just never really got anything consistently going and hopefully tomorrow I can cl
ean it up.\”
