Tiger Woods withdraws from Genesis Invitational; ambulance arrives at golf course

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Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour was short-lived and scary.

The 48-year-old was back on the course Thursday for an official event for the first time since the Masters in April.

On Friday, though, he called it quits.

Woods was playing at the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts, at Rivieria, but withdrew during the second round due to illness.

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Tiger Woods is driven from the course by a rules official after withdrawing from the tournament due to illness on the sixth hole during the second round of the Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club Feb. 16, 2024, in Pacific Palisades, Calif.  (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Rob McNamara, Woods' longtime business partner, confirmed that Woods was "feeling some flu-like symptoms," via Barstool Sports.

"Woke up this morning, they were worse than the night previous. He had a little bit of a fever and that, and was better during the warm-up, but then when he got out there and was walking and playing, he started feeling dizzy."

Doctors said he has "potentially some flu stuff," and he was given an IV, "reversing" his symptoms.

McNamara added that the withdraw was "not physical at all."

"His back's fine. It was all medical," he said.

An ambulance and at least one fire truck were spotted outside the Riviera clubhouse, and it was speculated that it was for Woods. However, the ambulance left the golf course with no one loaded into it, according to several people at the course.

Woods turned the clock back a bit with his outfit, repping his new "Sun Day Red" brand. He was wearing a shirt design that closely resembled the one he wore in his