Rory McIlroy suddenly withdraws from Arnold Palmer with back injury
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ORLANDO — Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational prior to his third round because of a back injury.
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McIlroy was tied for ninth at 4-under after shooting a 4-under 68 in the second round at Bay Hill. He gave no indication anything was wrong with his back on Friday.
"Very pleased," he said after the round. "One bogey. I really felt like that kept any momentum that I had for the round going. I played the last 10 holes really, really well. Overall, really pleased. Played a very sort of controlled, patient round of golf, which you need to do around here. Yeah, good day's work."
In 2023, before the Tour Championship, McIlroy suffered lower-right back spasms which caused him to seize up while stretching at home. He still competed and finished tied for 4th.
McIlroy, who lives in Jupiter, is scheduled to play in The Players Championship March 12-15 at TPC Sawgrass.
Tom D'Angelo is a senior sports columnist and reporter for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at [email protected].
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