Tiger Woods introduced Monday he will not compete in subsequent week’s Hero World Problem, an unofficial match he hosts within the Bahamas.
The 15-time main champion revealed his resolution in a assertion on X. It wasn’t surprising after Woods introduced in mid-September he had undergone what’s believed to be his sixth again surgical procedure.
“I’m disillusioned that I won’t be able to compete this 12 months on the Hero World Problem, however all the time look ahead to being match host and spending the week with @HeroMotoCorp,” Woods wrote.
Woods mentioned Justin Thomas, Jason Day and Nick Dunlap would obtain exemptions into the 20-man area, which can compete Dec. 5-8 at Albany Golf Membership in New Windfall, Bahamas. World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion.
Final 12 months, Woods completed 18th at even par, 20 strokes behind Scheffler. Woods was making his first begin in additional than seven months. He was getting back from surgical procedure to deal with post-traumatic arthritis in his proper ankle and foot, which was attributable to accidents he sustained in a automobile wreck in February 2021.
Woods’ newest process was a micro decompression surgical procedure of the lumbar backbone for nerve impingement within the decrease again, which he hopes will eradicate again spasms and ache he handled this previous season.
The 82-time PGA Tour winner made 5 begins in 2024, lacking three cuts and withdrawing from the Genesis Invitational due to sickness. He completed sixtieth on the Masters, which was final amongst golfers who made the lower.
Woods, 48, hasn’t mentioned whether or not he’ll play in subsequent month’s PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, along with his son Charlie.
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