Tiger Woods Injury: Updates on Golf Star’s Back and Return

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Published: February 5, 2015

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Tiger Woods has endured a myriad of health issues that have held him back from further golfing greatness in his already-legendary career. Unfortunately, Woods is hurting again, as he withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open with a back injury on the 12th hole on Thursday. 

PGA Tour Now had the news of Woods' latest setback:



PGA Tour Media confirmed the back injury was the reason behind his withdrawal.

He was two over par through 11 holes.

Thursday's abbreviated round follows last week's disastrous season opener where Woods posted the worst round of his pro career. He shot an 82 and missed the cut at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Dianna Marie Russini of NBC 4 in Washington, D.C., and Ryan Lavner of Golf Channel provided comments from a disappointed Woods:



Jason Sobel of Golf Channel provided more comments from Woods:



Sobel also shared this telling graphic of Woods' play since the start of 2014:



Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News wonders what this means moving forward: 



Nagging back problems forced Woods to take two separate, lengthy hiatuses during the 2014 calendar year. The first spanned from the WGC-Cadillac Championship in March to the Quicken Loans National in late June, and the second began following a missed cut in August's PGA Championship.

Woods returned to competition in his own Hero World Challenge tournament in December, featuring an exclusive, 18-player field. He felt prior to the event that his work with new swing coach Chris Como was encouraging:



The most important objective for Woods at this point is his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus' all-time record for major victories. An epic comeback triumph at the 2008 U.S. Open marked Woods' last such victory, as he's been stuck on 14 wins to trail Nicklaus' 18.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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