"I'm not physically ready yet to compete at this level," Woods said. "The times I have come back here, I was ready to start competing and playing again. Unfortunately, not this time. I still need to keep training to give myself the best chance going into next year and the events ahead."
Woods, 48, didn't indicate Tuesday when he planned to return to competitive play, saying, 'I truly don't know.' This uncertainty reflects his ongoing recovery challenges.
In 2023, Tiger was coming back from surgery to address post-traumatic arthritis in his right foot and ankle, which was caused by injuries he sustained in a car wreck in February 2021.
This time, he's recovering from microdecompression surgery in September to alleviate pain from nerve impingement in his lower back. Last year, Woods returned from a layoff of more than seven months to finish 18th at even par.
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