• Doubt over fitness for Deutsche Bank Championship
• Golfer hit by spasms after sleeping in soft bed
Tiger Woods has pulled out of a charity event for his good friend Notah Begay because of a bad back.
The Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge said that Gary Woodland will replace Woods in the field on Wednesday at Turning Stone Resort.
Woods said he felt stiffness in his back last week at The Barclays due to a soft bed in his hotel. He said he suffered a back spasm during a seven-hole stretch at the end of the final round, and he dropped to his knees after one shot. Woods finished one shot behind Adam Scott.
Woods has not said if he would play in the Deutsche Bank Championship, the second FedEx Cup play-off event that starts on Friday on the TPC Boston. The tournament benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation. Woods had to miss another event that supports his foundation, the AT&T National, two months ago because of an elbow injury.
"While we're disappointed Tiger is unable to play in this year's event, the important thing for Tiger is to make sure he's 100% healthy and not risk further injuring himself," Begay said.
Woods said he has spoken to Begay, his team-mate at Stanford, and expressed his regrets at having to pull out.
