Coming off a bugger of a year, American golfer Michelle Wie now has a buggered back.
Wie hobbled her way around Royal Adelaide on Friday, remarkably carding a two-under second round at the Australian Open.
Wie is perched at five-under for the tournament as she seeks to atone for a horror 2016 when she didn't make the cut 12 times in 25 tournaments.
"I got really bad back spasms today, it was pretty bad out there, but hopefully (go) to the physio and get it better for this weekend," she said.
"I just had to yell at myself sometimes 'hit it, go through the ball'.
"I blocked a lot (of shots) to right as I had trouble turning through but when I actually forced myself to get through, it was OK."
Wie was hopeful injury wouldn't curtail her chase a first LPGA win since the US Open in 2014 - a year when she was ranked fourth in the world, a career-high.
Now the world No.182, Wie's second round in Adelaide was marred by a double-bogey on her first hole and two bogeys in the following eight holes.
But the 27-year-old also landed four birdies and an eagle on a 340m par 4 when she holed a wedge shot from about 80 metres.
"It was definitely a tough start but I really grinded out there," she said.
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