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Woods suffers another injury scare

ESPN staff
March 22, 2012
Tiger Woods endured mixed fortunes at the Tavistock Cup earlier this week: one good day, one not so good © Getty Images
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Tiger Woods is adamant he has no concerns over his fitness, despite feeling some pain in his back during Wednesday's pro-am ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Woods was forced to withdraw from the WGC-Cadillac Championship earlier this month due to an Achilles problem, and made his return at the Tavistock Cup on Monday. The former world No. 1 impressed on the opening day, but never looked fluent as he endured a turbulent day on Tuesday.

He is poised to play on seven consecutive days this week, assuming he makes the cut at the Arnold Palmer, which has prompted surprise given his injury worries - particularly as the Masters is now two weeks away.

And Woods has revealed he suffered a scare during the pro-am. "I guess one of the so-called professional photographers took a picture right in the middle of my downswing," he said. "I stopped it and then felt a pretty good twinge in my back. I walked it off and then tried to hit one down there.

"I hit it in the fairway but didn't feel very good. But after a couple of holes it loosened up and I'm good to go now."

On each of the four occasions Woods has won the Masters, he has arrived at Augusta with a win to his name already that season. He is yet to triumph on the PGA Tour in 2012.

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