ORLANDO, Fla. – Although Tiger Woods’ withdrawal from this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational with what he described in a tweet as a “neck strain” was something of a surprise to many fans, it appears this is something the 14-time major champion has been dealing with for a few weeks.
“I hope he’s OK,” Rory McIlroy said on Tuesday at Bay Hill. “I saw him in Mexico [two weeks ago] getting treatment before and after he played and he did have some tape on sort of his upper back, so he was dealing with it back then as well.