August 30, 2013. Tiger Woods says his back is fine. Woods played in the pro-am Thursday morning at the Deutsche Bank Championship with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Final day at the Barclay’ golf course looked much worse. When he dropped to his knees after a back spasm during the last round at Liberty National, where he finished one shot behind leader Adam Scott.
Woods attendance was considered doubtful, when he said after the round that it was “hypothetical” whether he would play the Deutsche Bank, adding that he had just walked off the course and wasn’t feeling very good.
However, Woods does have close ties with the tournament. His Tiger Woods Foundation runs the tournament and he won here in 2006.
Golf Channel had a camera on the practice range at the TPC Boston to document his arrival. Woods warmed up, and then headed to the first tee for his pro-am round with a group that included Bloomberg.
When an amateur asked Woods about his back, Woods gave a short answer that he was fine.
The Deutsche Bank Championship is the second playoff event for the FedEx Cup. Woods remains No. 1 in the standings, narrowly ahead of Scott with Phil Mickelson at No. 3.
Woods has not made it through an entire season without a health issue since returning from reconstructive knee surgery in 2009.
He missed two tournaments this summer — including the AT&T National, which benefits his foundation — because of an elbow injury suffered in early May. He had tightness in his lower back during the final round of the PGA Championship, one week after his seven-shot win at Firestone.
Last week he experienced stiffness in his lower back and neck because of a soft mattress in his New York-area hotel.
He decided to only chip and putt on the back nine of his pro-am last week at Liberty National as a precaution.
The FedEx Cup playoffs take a one-week break next week before resuming north of Chicago.
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