Tiger Woods fans freaked out when he announced he would miss the Arnold Palmer Invitational

Tiger Woods is coming off a 10th-place finish at the WGC-Mexico Championship, and there was plenty of optimism from the TIGER BACK crowd heading into this week’s Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill.

That came to a halt on Monday.

Tiger announced in a pair of tweets that he would be withdrawing from the Arnold Palmer Invitational, citing a neck strain. The news was a tough blow for golf fans as Tiger traditionally plays great at Bay Hill. He’s won there eight times, including four times in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

It’s also worth noting that if the injury timeline is correct, Tiger would have been playing with a neck strain at the WGC-Mexico Championship.

Golf fans weren’t exactly pleased with Tiger’s announcement. Just check out the mentions.

Neck strain for a few weeks? What? Like, really? A few weeks? https://t.co/4GtPVGyC27

— Tiger Tracker (@GCTigerTracker) March 4, 2019

YOU CAN HAVE MY NECK I DONT NEED IT

— Shane B (@sb_straitvibin) March 4, 2019

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— Mike Jones (@MJTexas4Ever) March 4, 2019

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— Guy Stacey (@GuyStacey1) March 4, 2019

take my neck

— Connor (@ConnorMcCarty23) March 4, 2019

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— Lucas Newburgh (@newburgh2_7) March 4, 2019

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— John Shaughnessy (@Real_John_S) March 4, 2019

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— Matt Fontaine (@mfontaine3612) March 4, 2019

Wow I'm in shock. Get better @TigerWoods

— Chris Shawn (@Chrisshawn08) March 4, 2019

This is truly saddening😔

— Mlando Mahlangu (@mlandolud) March 4, 2019

I'm not panicking, but I'm not not panicking. https://t.co/0nvK7iyLEM

— Amanda Coleman (@Ama_Cole589) March 4, 2019

Trying to remain calm.. https://t.co/2BHsTjAgMn

— Jeremy Guy (@ImThatGuyJG) March 4, 2019

Insert GIF of Ron Swanson throwing away his computer https://t.co/ocjnXeWExf

— Derek Farnsworth (@RG_Notorious) March 4, 2019

The Players Championship is set for March 14.