It doesn¡¯t look like Tiger Woods will be playing in next week¡¯s Players Championship, if his remarks at Tuesday¡¯s TGL event are any indication.
With the Masters looming five weeks away, it may prove challenging for the 15-time major champion to be ready for Augusta.
Speaking at Tuesday¡¯s stop on the tech-driven league he helped create, Woods cited the recent death of his mother, Kultida, and his work on the PGA Tour policy board as reasons why he hasn¡¯t had the desire to work on his game.
¡°This is the third time I¡¯ve touched a club since my mom passed, so I haven¡¯t really gotten into it,¡± Woods told Sports Illustrated. ¡°My heart is really not into practicing right now. I¡¯ve had so many other things to do with the 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.¡±
Next week¡¯s Players Championship will be followed by the Valspar Championship.
The last official tournament Woods played was a missed cut at the 2024 British Open last July.
Woods, continuing to recover from a 2021 car crash, underwent a sixth back procedure in September, passed up the Hero World Challenge, then joined his son, Charlie, at the PNC Championship in December.
Woods has to decide by Friday if he¡¯s competing in the Players.
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