Tiger Woods withdraws from Northern Trust citing ‘mild’ injury

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Tiger Woods withdrew from the Northern Trust golf tournament with an oblique injury, according to Dylan Dethier of Golf.com.

Tiger Woods has WD'd from the Northern Trust with an oblique strain.

— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) August 9, 2019

The 43-year-old, who came back from spinal fusion surgery in 2017, looked a shadow of the player who won the Masters in April as he carded a first-round 75 at Liberty National Thursday.

Continuing where he left off after missing the cut at the British Open, Woods appeared stiff and out of sorts and withdrew with a side strain ahead of the second round in New Jersey.

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from @TheNTGolf due to a "mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness." pic.twitter.com/d0duQImPnO

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 9, 2019

“I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete,” he said in a statement.

“I’d like to thank the New Jersey and New York fans for their support and remain hopeful I can compete next week at the BMW Championship.”

For months, there have been ominous signs as it relates to Woods and whether he’s been healthy enough to compete. He hasn’t looked the same since he won the Masters in April, missing the cut at the PGA Championship in May and the British Open last month.

Before The Northern Trust even began, Woods stopped hitting full shots on the back nine of his Wednesday pro-am, later saying he did that for precautionary reasons because his back was stuff.