Oh yeah. I stopped golfing (I'm right handed) due to severe tendonitis left elbow from catching a five iron on a hidden fairway rock. Then falling on the same elbow months later then catching it hard on the car door months after that. It was my weaker elbow but I made it worse. Time is slowly healing the damage three years later.

The only way I could combat it while riding it is to develop more core (stomach, back & abdomen) muscle strength and carry less weight on my arms, ride with them slightly bent on the hoods, less upright. It is very hard for me to ride with arms locked/extended as that irritates the tendon and it'll get so stiff I can barely unbend it. On longer rides 2 hours + I'll use anti-inflamatory meds and an ace bandage wrap. I'll flex my left arm several times per mile.