Tiger Woods’ agent says it is too soon to determine whether the American will play in the PGA Championship this week.
Woods jarred his back while playing out of the rough on the second hole during the fourth round of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio on Sunday.
He pulled out of the tournament – his third since returning from back surgery in March – after hitting his tee shot on the ninth hole.
Woods has been grouped with Phil Mickelson and Padraig Harrington for the PGA Championship which gets underway in Kentucky on Thursday. Agent Mark Steinberg said: “It's way too early. He has to rest and get treatment and then assess later. Pointless to make that decision now without proper time to give him the best chance.”