Tiger Woods WDs from Northern Trust Open after first round

JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Tiger Woods has withdrawn from the Northern Trust Open with an oblique strain, according to the PGA Tour.

Woods released a statement via the PGA Tour that he had withdrawn due to a “mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness.”

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from @TheNTGolf due to a "mild oblique strain that led to pain and stiffness." pic.twitter.com/d0duQImPnO

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) August 9, 2019

“I went for treatment early Friday morning, but unfortunately I’m still unable to compete. I’d like to thank the New Jersey and New York fans for their support and remain hopeful I can compete next week at the BMW Championship.”

Woods posted an opening round of 4-over 75 at Liberty National Golf Club on Thursday.

During Wednesday’s pro-am, Woods showed signs of stiffness and stopped making full swings after the first seven holes.

“I learned a lot last year by playing too much,” Woods said at the time. “Coming back from my procedure and not really knowing what to expect, I pushed it pretty hard. Vowed I would never do that again.”

For Woods, the WD is his first since the 2017 Omega Desert Dubai Classic and first on the PGA Tour since the 2015 Farmers Insurance Open. Woods also had committed to the 2019 Arnold Palmer Invitational before pulling out before the event began — though he won his next start at the Masters.

Tiger Woods' WD history:

2019 Northern Trust
2017 Dubai Desert Classic
2015 Farmers Insurance
2014 WGC-Bridgestone
2014 Honda Classic
2012 WGC-Cadillac
2011 Players
2010 Players
2006 Nissan Open
1998 AT&T Pebble Beach
1995 U.S. Open

— Dylan Dethier (@dylan_dethier) August 9, 2019

Woods is projected to slip outside the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings, meaning he would need a solid result at next week’s BMW Championship to have a chance to return to East Lake for the following week’s Tour Championship.