he shot 7 over par. it was his worst opening round ever at the british open. things went south for him right off the 1st tee. tiger lined up his shot, hit it and started grimacing. never a good sign after four back surgeries. many had hoped tiger was back, but he gave a grim assessment of where he is physically. zble just the way it is. just father time and some procedures i ve had over the times. just the way it s going to be. . as i said, one of the reasons i m playing less tournaments this year is i can hopefully prolong my career. be out there a little bit longer. going into the first round, rory mcilroy was the favorite to win. he grew up right near royal portrush. but rory had an even worse day than tiger. he had a quadruple bogey on hole number 1. and then a triple bogey on hole 18.
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tiger to go back to to add to his career pga wins of 80. he says this is a strained neck and some folks who are a little suspicious say really? what s going on here. because two weeks ago at the world golf championship in mexico there was no visible signs that tiger had neck problems. he didn t talk about it at all. he did also evade the media for two rounds. he has had four back surgeries. sandra: he can have neck pain that can stop him from playing. if we sleep funny we can still come to work. bill: he said due to a neck strain i ve had for a few weeks i m forced to withdraw from the api. i have been receiving treatment. my lower back is fine. that s important. i have no long-term concerns and hope to be ready for the players. the players championship is coming up next weekend and the masters is only five or six weeks away. he certainly wants to be in good condition to play that.