Woods, coming off his worst score as a professional at the Phoenix Open last week, had been favouring his back throughout his round after being forced to sit and wait out a lengthy fog delay.
The 14-times major winner, who continued to struggle with his swing and short game, was two over par on the North course when he decided to pull out.
Woods was not overly concerned with his less-than-stellar showing in the pre-tournament pro-am competition on Wednesday, saying instead he was focussed on peaking in time for the April 9-12 Masters.
(Editing by Larry Fine/Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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