ORLANDO, Fla. – Jason Day withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational four holes into his second round on Friday. It’s the second consecutive year he’s been forced to withdraw from the event with a back injury.
Last year the Australian played only six holes on Day 1 before withdrawing and he drew some criticism on social media when he was spotted the next day with his family at Walt Disney World.
Day later explained that he’d been advised by his doctors to remain mobile and walk to keep his back loose.
The bigger issue for Day is next week’s Players Championship, which he won in 2016.