Rory McIlroy withdrew from the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday when he felt muscle spasms in his back that were not going away.

Rory McIlroy withdrew from the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday when he felt muscle spasms in his back that were not going away.

Rory McIlroy’s Saturday at Bay Hill ended before it began. The Northern Irishman withdrew from the Arnold Palmer Invitational prior to his third-round tee time on March 7, 2026, citing a back injury that started as a twinge during his gym warm-up and escalated into full muscle spasms on the range.

Dealing with back spasms

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Rory McIlroy is expected to tee it up in The Players at TPC Sawgrass on Thursday. According to Golf Channel, the back injury that forced him to withdraw before his third round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational has improved with treatment each day.