Tiger Woods says he will not play in the U.S. Open, the third major of the golf calendar, next week at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts.
"I previously informed the USGA that I will not be competing in the U.S. Open as my body needs more time to get stronger for major championship golf," Woods said on Twitter.
"I do hope and plan to be ready to play in Ireland at JP McManus Pro-Am and at the Open Championship next month. I'm excited to get back out there soon!"carding his career-worst score at the eventThe 15-time major winner played his first tournament in close to 17 months at the Masters in April, after suffering serious leg injuries in a car crash in February 2021.
"Am I ever going to have full mobility? No. Never again," Woods said ahead of May's PGA Championship. "But I'll be able to get stronger. It's going to ache, but that's the way it's going to be."