LAS VEGAS — Gary Woodland, the 2019 U.S. Open champ, withdrew from the 2022 Shriners Children’s Open on Friday.
The reason was because of a back injury, according to the PGA Tour.
Woodland shot an opening-round 68 at TPC Summerlin on Thursday. Friday, he started on the back nine and triple-bogeyed the par-4 11th hole. He then birdied Nos. 12, 14 and 16 before making par at 17 but that would be his last hole of the week.
Woodland missed the cut last week at the Sanderson Farms Championship. He finished T-64 at the season-opening Fortinet Championship.