Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour was brief and terrifying.
The 48-year-old returned to the course on Thursday for an official event for the first time since the Masters in April.
On Friday, however, he quit.
Woods was playing in the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he organizes, in Rivieria, but withdrew during the second round due to illness.
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Tiger Woods is ejected from the course by a rules official after withdrawing from the tournament due to illness on the sixth hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 16, 2024, in Pacific Palisades, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Woods' longtime business partner Rob McNamara confirmed that Woods was “feeling some flu-like symptoms,” via Sports Bar Stool.
“I woke up this morning, they were worse than the night before. He had a little fever and stuff, and he was better during the warm-up, but then when he came out and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy.”
Doctors said he had “potentially some flu” and gave him an IV, “reversing” his symptoms.
McNamara added that the withdrawal “wasn't physical at all.”
“His back is fine. Everything was medical,” he said.
An ambulance and at least one fire truck were spotted outside the Riviera clubhouse, and it was speculated that it was for Woods. However, the ambulance left the golf course without loading anyone, according to several people on the course.
Woods turned back time a little with her outfit, representing her new brand “Sun Day Red.” He was wearing a t-shirt design that It looked a lot like the one he was wearing. in his PGA Tour debut at Riviera in 1992.
But now it's 2024 and it's getting harder for Woods to compete.
Since his car accident in 2021, he has appeared in six PGA Tour events, withdrawing three times and missing one cut. But this is a good sign that it doesn't appear to be a physical ailment holding Woods back.
Before the tournament, Woods said he was in the course to win, but felt visibly uncomfortable throughout the day.
Tiger Woods puts on a sweater on the third green during the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 16, 2024, in Pacific Palisades, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
Woods was outside the projected par cut line with a 2-over when he retired. He started his day with a birdie on the par-5 first, but bogeyed two of his final three holes before hanging up the bag after the sixth hole. He even teed off at seven but couldn't take it anymore.
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Woods was then taken to clubhouse in a golf cart. Sky Sports says Woods' stomach was bothering him.
The 15-time major champion struggled in his first round, tying par through 17 holes before a feared offshoot ended his day with a bogey on the 18th.
Tiger Woods speaks with a rules official after withdrawing from the tournament due to illness on the sixth hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 16, 2024, in Pacific Palisades, California. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
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Woods said his back was “sparing” in the final holes of his first round, which led to the injury.
At the time of this publication, Patrick Cantlay's 11-under par led the tournament by three strokes.
