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Tiger Woods withdraws from tournament due to back spasms

By Cork Gaines
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Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Dubai Desert Classic after just one round because of back spasms.

Woods' agent Mark Steinberg met with the media and explained that Tiger started suffering back spasms Thursday night after the opening round. Woods shot a five-over 77 in the first round.

Mark Steinberg
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According to Steinberg, Woods does not feel like the spasms are related to his recent back injuries.

"The fact that he feels that it is not the nerve pain, that's very encouraging for him," Steinberg said. 

Steinberg also noted that Woods has suffered from back spasms before. This time they did not go away with treatment and they were keeping him from making a full swing.

The Dubai event on the European Tour was Woods' second event in two weeks. Woods missed the cut at least week's Farmers Insurance Open on the PGA Tour.

 

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Cork Gaines
Cork Gaines
Cork was a correspondent for Insider's sports desk.Previously, he was a contributor at MLB Trade Rumors, and he has written for Yahoo Sports, Deadspin, and The Hardball Times. He has authored chapters in three books, including "The Hardball Times 2009 Season Preview." Cork's work has been featured on ESPN's "SportsCenter" and "Mike & Mike," "Any Given Wednesday with Bill Simmons," ESPN.com, BBC, Yahoo, USA Today, Sports Illustrated, Drudge Report, the Washington Post, the Kansas City Star, the Houston Chronicle, and the Dallas Morning News, among others.He is a graduate of the University of Iowa and holds a doctorate from Fordham University.Here is a selection of his work:Under Armour hit the jackpot on its Jordan Spieth betGary Woodland once took his pants off to hit a shot and learned a funny lesson about product endorsementWe tried the alcohol diet Tom Brady put Rob Gronkowski on, and it was a lot harder than we imaginedThe University of Texas spent $7 million remodeling their football locker room and the results are jaw-droppingStephen Curry has replaced LeBron James as the best basketball player in the worldEx-NBA player who made $60 million explains what really happens to your money when you sign an 8-figure contractHere's Michael Jordan's 56,000-square-foot house in Chicago, and why it's still on the market after 6 yearsMayweather beat McGregor with a TKO in the 10th round! Here are the big moments everybody will be talking aboutPerfect conditions at Cowboys-Patriots game helped create incredible picturesWe've been using Alexa in a car for 6 months and it's the best infotainment system we've ever used.
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