Tiger Woods seems set to delay his PGA Tour comeback and miss The Gamers subsequent week, with the previous world No 1 uncertain when he’ll return to motion.
Woods has not featured in an official occasion since lacking the lower at The Open final July and has performed a restricted schedule in current seasons, with the 15-time main champion present process surgical procedure in September to alleviate “back spasms and pain”.
The 49-year-old was resulting from return at The Genesis Invitational final month, solely to withdraw from the occasion after the demise of his mom Kultida the earlier week left him “just not ready” to compete.
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Tiger Woods paid an emotional tribute to his mom and thanked the gamers at The Genesis Invitational for his or her help
Woods was anticipated to compete on the PGA Tour forward of The Masters, dwell from April 10-13 on Sky Sports activities, though admitted his mom’s passing and commitments with the PGA Tour’s coverage board have made that seem unlikely.
“This is the third time I’ve touched a club since my mom passed, so I haven’t really gotten into it,” Woods stated after Jupiter Hyperlinks’ defeat to Atlanta Drive GC on Tuesday.
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Highlights of the TGL match between Jupiter Hyperlinks and Atlanta Drive, the place Woods’ facet ended their common season with defeat
“My heart is not really into practising right now. I’ve had so many other things to do with the [PGA] Tour and trying to do other things. Once I start probably feeling a little bit better and start getting into it, I’ll start looking at the schedule.”
Woods sat out the Hero World Problem in December – an occasion he normally performs – as a result of he was “not tournament sharp” to function, then used a golf cart whereas competing alongside son Charlie of their play-off defeat on the PNC Championship later that month.
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Charlie Woods made a hole-in-one in entrance of his dad Tiger through the PNC Championship
The five-time Masters champion was seen taking part in on Monday on the Seminole Professional-Member – a long-running occasion at Seminole Golf Membership in south Florida – alongside former PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh, Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and former NBA professional Shane Battier.
The sphere for The Gamers might be confirmed on Friday, forward of the match being dwell from March 13-16 on Sky Sports activities. Ought to Woods elect to skip all the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing, it will depart him possible going into the opening males’s main of the 12 months with none match golf in 2025.
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Tiger’s previous file at The Gamers
Woods performed each version of The Gamers from his debut in 1997 to 2007, claiming a one-shot win in 2001, then featured every year from 2009 to his two-shot victory in 2013.
He missed his title defence a 12 months later by damage and has solely made three begins since, ending tied-Thirtieth in 2019 – a month after he gained The Masters for a fifth time.
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Jim ‘Bones’ Mackay and Ewen Murray have a look again at Woods’ iconic putt from The Gamers in 2001, probably the most memorable within the match’s historical past
Woods was a part of the sphere within the 2020 contest, cancelled after the opening day because of the Covid-19 pandemic, then has missed every of the final 4 editions resulting from damage.
Sky Sports activities is providing prolonged dwell protection of The Gamers, the place the vast majority of the world’s high 50 will compete for a bumper $25m prize purse and $4.5m first prize, with over 60 hours of dwell content material and motion to take pleasure in from Tuesday to Sunday of match week.
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Highlights from the ultimate spherical of The Gamers in 2024, the place Scottie Scheffler defended his title
Protection additionally begins at 11.30am on the Friday and follows the motion from earlier than the opening tee shot till after the shut of play, with the motion then dwell from 1pm on each days over the weekend.
Who will win The Gamers? Watch from March 13-16 dwell on Sky Sports activities. Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.
