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PACIFIC PALISADES (CNS) - Tiger Woods withdrew from The Genesis Invitational Friday after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole at The Riviera Country Club because of illness.
"He started feeling some flu-like symptoms last night," Rob McNamara, the executive vice president of Woods' company TGR Ventures told reporters at the Pacific Palisades course. "Woke up this morning, they were worse than the night previous. He had a little bit of a fever and that, and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy.
"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."
McNamara said the reason for the withdrawal was "not physical at all."
"His back's fine," McNamara said. "It was all medical illness, dehydration, which is now the symptoms are reversing themselves now that he's had an IV."
Woods said Thursday, "My back was spasming the last couple holes and it was locking up." Woods underwent a spinal fusion in 2017.
Woods played the first six holes Friday at 1-over, birdieing the first hole and bogeying the fourth and fifth.
The Genesis Invitational, which Woods hosts, was his first official PGA Tour event since having his ankle fused last April.