CNN —Tiger Woods will not play at the Open Championship, the last men’s major of the year, tournament organizers announced Friday.
The fifteen-time major champion underwent “successful” ankle surgery in April following an early withdrawal from The Masters, subsequently not competing at the PGA Championship or this week’s US Open.
Mike Blake/ReutersNo timeline for a return to competitive action was specified following Woods’ surgery, a “subtalar fusion procedure” to treat post-traumatic arthritis in his ankle.
He missed only one major in 2022 – the US Open – after his return from a 17-month absence from the sport.
A three-time Open Championship winner, an emotional Woods received a rousing reception as he left the St. Andrews course – for potentially the last time at the major – at last year’s tournament in Scotland.
Persons:
Woods, Mike Blake, Andrews
Organizations:
CNN, Masters, PGA, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Royal Liverpool, The, St
Locations:
England, Scotland