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‘Looks Painful’: Tiger Woods Alarms Golf World with Concerning Health Visuals

Published 02/16/2024, 1:40 PM EST

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Destiny does not seem to be on Tiger Woods’s side. What was supposed to be his legendary comeback in his inaugural feature in an official event of the PGA Tour in 2024 has drastically turned into a culmination of back-to-back health problems. After months of spending time fixing the issues with his ankle, his back has now taken center stage at the 2024 Genesis Invitational.

Posting a video of Tiger Woods walking, the PGA Tour wrote on X, “Good morning, Tiger.” This video went viral in the golf world. Fans of the legend were left in a state of shock after spotting their favorite golfer struggling with his health.

After having a first day full of struggles at the signature event, the tournament host was seen limping on the second day. The 48-year-old was also spotted wearing a leg sleeve to provide adequate warmth for his injured leg.

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Woods confirmed on Thursday and said, “My back was spasming the last couple holes, and it was locking up. I came down and it didn’t move and I presented hosel first and shanked it.” Woods has now withdrawn from three of his last six tournaments since the 2022 Masters and only completed 72 holes on the PGA Tour twice (including at Riviera last season).

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After all, the back spasms he had to suffer a day before that led to him witnessing the shank were not an easy pill to swallow for the 82-time PGA Tour winner. This injury update has left the golf world in shock.

Fans react to Tiger Woods’s interesting walk

Fans were quick to react to Tiger Woods’s morning walk on the Riviera. While some of the fans were left in awe of his never-give-up attitude and praised him for his efforts, others were seemingly concerned about his choice to continue at the event. Fans on X were quick to notice that the 15-time Major winner was hurting, and was looking “painful.”

One of the fans with a more positive outlook on the matter tried to encourage the GOAT by complimenting him for still having the “swag.”

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The limp that was apparent in his walk did not go unnoticed by the larger fan community online. Many remarks were made mentioning his condition. Some even called him “cool.”

Yet another netizen was quick to point out how Tiger Woods is walking with immense pain in his back. They noted how his struggles with his health have become apparent.

There was also a fair share of concerned and curious fans who posed a much-asked question: “Why is he [Tiger Woods] still playing?

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All in all, the famous platform was filled with back-to-back reactions from Woods’s fans throughout the world of golf.  What do you think about Woods’s walk this morning? Share your views in the comments section below.

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Daiemah Malik

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Daiemah Malik is a Senior Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. Thanks to many evenings on the course, driving and putting alongside her family, Daiemah is able to give her loyal readers a perspective of both a player and a writer. Her area of expertise is technical core sport pieces like analyzing golfers’ performances or predicting how weather will affect an event and those playing.
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Riya Singhal

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