Rory McIlroy retrasa su llegada a The Players Championship por lesión de espalda persistente

Rory McIlroy, el campeón defensor, ha retrasado su llegada a TPC Sawgrass para The Players Championship hasta el miércoles como muy pronto debido a una lesión persistente en la espalda que le obligó a retirarse del Arnold Palmer Invitational de la semana pasada. Se está sometiendo a tratamiento en el sur de Florida, lo que deja incierta su participación en la ronda inicial del jueves.

Tras una lesión en la espalda que causó espasmos musculares y le llevó a retirarse antes de la tercera ronda del Arnold Palmer Invitational el 7 de marzo, McIlroy ofreció una actualización el lunes 9 de marzo a Todd Lewis de Golf Channel: «La espalda está siendo un poco más terca de lo que pensábamos, así que me quedo en casa hoy y mañana para continuar el tratamiento en el sur de Florida con la esperanza de viajar a Ponte Vedra el miércoles en algún momento.» nnComo número 2 del mundo y ganador dos veces de The Players Championship (2019 y 2025), McIlroy está programado para salir al tee el jueves a la 1:42 p. m. ET con Xander Schauffele y Hideki Matsuyama. Ha jugado el evento anualmente desde 2012 y aspira a un tercer título para igualar el récord de Jack Nicklaus. Resultados recientes: T33 (2022), no pasó el corte (2023), T19 (2024).nnThe Players Championship es un destacado evento de principios de temporada del PGA Tour en TPC Sawgrass, con jugadores de élite como Scottie Scheffler.

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Rory McIlroy withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational before his third-round tee time on Saturday due to a back injury sustained during warm-up. The world No. 2 was tied for ninth at 4-under par after two rounds, nine shots behind leader Daniel Berger. McIlroy cited muscle spasms in his lower back as the reason for the precautionary withdrawal ahead of upcoming majors.

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