Gainey Pulls Out Of Heritage With Back Injury

Tommy Gainey’s good run at the RBC Heritage ended early because of a back injury.  Gainey withdrew from South Carolina’s only PGA Tour event in Hilton Head after 11 holes in the 2nd round.  The Bishopville, S.C. native was -4 through 10 holes, two shots off the lead.  He carded an 8 on #11.

Gainey addressed the situation on Twitter Friday afternoon.  “How quickly things change! After hitting my 2nd shot on 10 I took a step that locked up my back causing pain and difficulty swinging. I tried to gut it out on 11 making quad and worked with trainers.  I made the difficult and heartbreaking decision to call it quits.  To go from 5th place to a WD is not what I wanted!  Thank you to all the fans and I am extremely grateful to play at @RBC_Heritage!”

Gainey was playing at Harbour Town on a sponsors exemption.  The big Gamecock fan has played most of the 2016 season on the Web.com Tour.