Tiger Woods is doing ‘much, much better’ after withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational with flu-like symptoms.
Woods, who was carted off after teeing off on the seventh hole, received IV treatment after starting the day with a fever, according to his manager and business partner Rob McNamara.
“He has been treated with an IV bag and is doing much, much better, and will be released here on his own shortly,” McNamara said in a news conference. rack submitted to the PGA website.
Forest was depicted later leaving the Riviera Country Club locker room after receiving his IV treatment.
McNamara added that Woods began feeling dizzy during the tournament, with doctors saying he was dehydrated and possibly had the flu.
Woods started the day hovering around the cutline after shooting a one-over-par 72 round yesterday – punctuated by a hard shaft on the 18th hole at Riviera Country Club, which the 48-year-old attributed to a back spasm.
Tiger Woods gets into a car on Friday after undergoing IV treatment
Woods was seen with his head in his hands as he was led away on Friday afternoon
However, McNamara said his exit from the tournament on Friday had nothing to do with his back.
“Not physical at all,” he said. ‘His back is fine. It was all a medical illness, dehydration, and now the symptoms are returning on their own now that he has had an IV.
It was initially believed that Woods would leave Riviera in an ambulance, but later with a paramedic reportedly denied that that was the case.
In one video clip, he was seen with his head in his hands as he was led away.
The fifteen-time Major winner was just above the cut-off at two over par and had more than enough time to try and work his way into the field for Saturday and Sunday.
Woods has played just six events since the 2021 car accident that left him with a broken leg
It would be a special day for Woods as he looked to make his first appearance since The Masters last April. He left that event midway through the third round when he developed back problems.
He started off strong Friday with a birdie on the par-5 first hole, followed by back-to-back pars on holes two and three.
It was a better start than yesterday, when he made the first birdie, but bogeyed holes two and three.
Woods began to struggle with what was initially considered trouble when he bogeyed the fourth and fifth holes and fell above the cut line. It seemed like he was in some form of pain in both holes.
Woods appeared to be in visible discomfort on holes four and five on Friday afternoon
He carded a par on the sixth hole and cameras didn’t show him hitting his next tee shot.
Since the 2021 car accident that left him with a broken leg, Woods has played in six events and played 72 holes just twice.
That includes three takes and one missed cut.
It is not confirmed that Woods will play in any other events until The Masters in April.
