Rory McIlroy dodged a bullet Monday when his MRI displayed no new injury, according to BBC Sport.
The No. 2-ranked player in golf mentioned during last week's Players Championship that he was dealing with back discomfort, which prompted a precautionary MRI.
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Luckily, McIlroy, who finished T-35 last week, is just dealing with a minor recurrence of a rib injury that forced him to miss time earlier this season.
"(There is) no new injury, rather a low-grade response to the rib joint I injured earlier in the year," McIlroy said.
McIlroy has made just six starts in 2017 due to the injury. He has yet to decide whether or not he will play in the BMW Championship (the European Tour's flagship event) which takes place May 25-28.
"As of now I am still entered into the BMW PGA Championship," McIlroy said.
Despite his No. 2 world ranking, McIlroy is nearly five points behind leader Dustin Johnson, and has not won since the Tour Championship last fall.
