Park is day to day
Updated: March 20, 2005, 4:39 PM ET
Associated Press
SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN, Ariz. -- Grace Park, who was tied for ninth after three rounds of the Safeway International, withdrew from Sunday's final round because of a bad back.
On Saturday, Park acknowledged that her back stiffened up during the round. She shot 1-over-par 73 for a 54-hole total of 5-under 211.
"She is day to day, but she expects to play next week," Tim McNulty, Park's agent, said.
Park is the defending champion of the Kraft Nabisco Championship, the year's first major, which begins Thursday in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
That victory and 10 other top-three finishes lifted her to second on the 2004 money list behind Annika Sorenstam.
A native of South Korea who played for Arizona State University and lives in Phoenix, Park arrived at the tournament well before her 11:58 a.m. tee time.
"She worked with the trainer for almost an hour, but it hurt too much, so she withdrew," McNulty said.
He said Park would see a back specialist this week.
Copyright 2005 by The Associated Press
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