Tiger Woods withdraws during Round 2 of Genesis due to illness - ESPN

PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. — Tiger Woods withdrew from the second round of the Genesis Invitational on Friday because of illness, the PGA Tour said.

Woods pulled out of the tournament after hitting his tee shot on the seventh hole at Riviera Country Club. He was taken off the course in a golf cart driven by a tournament official. At one point, Woods put his head in his hands in frustration.

Rob McNamara, Woods' good friend and executive vice president of TGR Ventures, said in a statement that Woods began suffering flu-like symptoms Thursday night. On Friday morning, they were worse. He was treated by physicians at Riviera Country Club.

«He had a little bit of a fever and that was better during the warm-up,» McNamara said. «But then when he got out there and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy. Ultimately, the doctors are saying he's got potentially some type of flu and that he was dehydrated. He's been treated with an IV bag and he's doing much, much better.»

McNamara said Woods' back was «fine.»

«It was all medical illness, dehydration, which is now the symptoms are reversing themselves now that he's had an IV,» McNamara said.

At 3:43 p.m. PT, Woods exited the men's locker room at Riviera Country Club, walking under his own power. He promptly entered a car driven by his security guard and left the grounds.

Woods battled back spasms in Thursday's opening round and seemed to be having issues with his back again Friday. The 15-time major champion has undergone five back surgeries during his career.

Woods was making his first start in an official PGA Tour event since he withdrew from the rain-delayed third round at the Masters in April.

Woods, 48, was 1 over after six holes in the second round. He was 2 over