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Back pain forces Tiger Woods to withdraw Bridgestone Invitational (Video)
Tiger Woods, shockingly decided to quit the Bridgestone Initational during the 4th Round on Sunday due to constant complaints of back pain.
"Happened on the second hole when I hit my second shot" said Woods. "I fell back into the bunker. Just jarred it. It's been spasming ever since. It's just the whole lower back. I don't know what happened." Woods told Golf Channel's Jason Sobel.
This marks the 5th time in as many years that Woods has withdrawn from any tournament.
Justin Rose Climbs to Eighth in World Rankings After Sixth PGA Tour Title Win
London: Justin Rose is up two places to eighth in the world golf rankings following his win in the Quicken Loans National in Washington on Sunday.
It was the Englishman's first tournament win since he lifted the US Open at Merion a year ago and sets him up for the year's third major, the British Open, at Hoylake from July 17-20.
Australia's Adam Scott retained the top ranking a point clear of Henrik Stenson of Sweden who took second place at the BMW International in Cologne after a playoff.
Tiger Woods, who missed the cut in Washington on his comeback from back surgery, stayed in fifth place behind two other Americans, Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar.
World top 20 rankings
1. Adam Scott (AUS) 9.16
2. Henrik Stenson (SWE) 8.12
3. Bubba Watson (USA) 7.16
4. Matt Kuchar (USA) 6.92
5. Tiger Woods (USA) 6.71
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