Tiger Woods steps away from PGA Tour indefinitely
Tiger Woods said Wednesday that he will not play another PGA tournament until he thinks he can compete “at the highest level.”
In the announcement made on his website, he said, “Right now, I need a lot of work on my game, and to still spend time with the people that are important to me. My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf. Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back.”
He said he would like to play in the Honda Classic on Feb. 26, in his hometown of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., “but I won’t be there unless my game is tournament-ready. That’s not fair to anyone. I do, however, expect to be playing again very soon.”
Woods, 39, has played in 11 tournaments over the past year and finished just four of them. He withdrew from three, missed the cut for three and missed a secondary cut for one.
He missed the cut at the Phoenix Open on Jan. 30, shooting a career-low 82 in the second round. He then withdrew from the Farmers Insurance event on Feb. 5 because his surgically repaired back remained tight after a fog delay at Torrey Pines.
Woods’ world ranking this week fell to 62nd — the lowest since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996.
