Tiger Woods announcement leaves golf fans shattered after ‘sad’ twist in comeback event
Golf fans are fearing the worst for Tiger Woods after the American legend withdrew from the Genesis Invitational after just six holes on Friday due to illness. Playing in his first PGA Tour event of the year and first official tournament since the Masters last April, Woods called it quits after just 24 holes.
The 48-year-old hit his tee shot on the seventh on Friday, before he asked for a cart to be brought out and was driven off the course by a rules official. PGA Tour official Mark Dusbabek said on the telecast that Woods had an illness, and his withdrawal was not related to his ankle or back.
Rob McNamara, his long-time associate and vice president of TGR Ventures, reported later that Woods felt flu symptoms on Thursday night, which became worse when he woke up. “He had a little bit of a fever and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy,” McNamara told a PGA Tour official.
“Ultimately, the doctors are saying he’s got potentially some type of flu and that he was dehydrated. He’s been treated with an IV bag and he’s doing much, much better, and he’ll be released on his own here soon.”
