DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Tiger Woods withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Friday with back spasms after shooting an opening-round 77 a day earlier, marking another frustrating start to his return to golf from a lengthy injury layoff. Woods’ manager, Mark Steinberg, said Woods had back spasms on Thursday night after dinner. “He says it’s not the nerve, but back spasm, and he can’t get the spasms to calm down. The European Tour, without giving a reason, announced his withdrawal on Friday before Woods began his second round in Dubai. After Dubai, Woods has a week off before playing back-to-back weeks on both ends of the country, Los Angeles (Genesis Open) and Florida (Honda Classic).

Source: National Post February 03, 2017 14:27 UTC