LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Golf superstar Tiger Woods said Saturday he was feeling better a day after illness prompted him to withdraw during the second round of the Genesis Open at The Riviera Country Club.

"I would like to confirm that I had to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational due to illness, which we now know is influenza," Woods said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).

"I am resting and feeling better. Good luck to the players this weekend."

Tournament host Woods hadn't played an official US PGA Tour event since withdrawing last April from the rain-delayed third round of the Masters.

Two weeks after that he underwent right ankle surgery to alleviate lingering pain from injuries suffered in a 2021 car crash.