Tiger Woods: Back spasms plague PGA Tour return
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Tiger Woods settled for a haphazard one-over-par 72 in the first round of the Genesis Invitational on Thursday as his surgically-repaired back caused him problems.
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Tiger Woods Injury Update: Back Spasms, Sore Legs Ruin Long
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Tiger Woods Injury Update: Back Spasms, Sore Legs Ruin Long
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I shanked it' - Tiger Woods reveals back spasms caused shocking
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Tiger Woods' historic return from 8 knee and back surgeries
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PGA Tour: Tiger Woods blames rare 'shank' at Genesis Invitational
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Tiger Woods' historic return from 8 knee and back surgeries
Tiger Woods won't be ready for golf any time soon, and we shouldn
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Tiger Woods wildly shanks golf shot as injury issues strike on
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Back spasms take toll on Tiger Woods on PGA Tour return , Latest
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Tiger Woods withdraws during PGA return due to illness
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Tiger Woods deals with back spasms, cards 72 at Genesis