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The 48-year-old Woods, who is also serving as
tournament host this week, dealt with back spasms in Thursday's
first round, which he finished eight shots back of the leader
and in a share of 49th place after a one-over par 72.
"He started feeling some flu-like symptoms last night. Woke up
this morning, they were worse than the night previous," Woods'
business partner and close friend Rob McNamara told reporters.
"He had a bit of a fever and was better during the warm-up, but
then he started feeling dizzy. Doctors said he's got some type
of flu and he was dehydrated. He's been treated with an IV bag
and he's doing better.
"Not physical at all," McNamara added. "His back is fine. It was
all medical illness, dehydration, which symptoms are reversing
themselves."
The opening round included Woods' hitting a rare shank on his
approach shot at the final hole, which he later blamed on back
spasms.
Woods made the cut at the 2023 Masters, but withdrew before
completing the third round because of plantar fasciitis and had
ankle surgery later that month.
Woods returned to professional golf at the end of November in an
unofficial PGA Tour event -- the Hero World Challenge -- which
featured a limited field and no cut.
Two weeks later, Woods competed with his son, Charlie, at the
PNC Championship, which is a 36-hole event featuring two-player
teams made up of a major champion and a family member.
(Reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; editing by Pritha Sarkar
and Leslie Adler)
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