Golf famous person Tiger Woods stated Monday he was “simply not prepared” as he introduced he is not going to play on this week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines as deliberate following his mom’s demise.
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Woods had dedicated to his first skilled match in seven months within the Genesis, a US PGA Tour occasion he hosts. His determination to play got here simply days after Woods introduced his mom, Kultida, had died final week.
“I deliberate to tee it up this week, however I’m simply not prepared,” the American stated in an announcement posted to his social media. “I did my finest to arrange, understanding it’s what my Mother would have wished, however I’m nonetheless processing her loss.
“Because of everybody who has reached out. I hope to be at Torrey later within the week and respect the continued kindness since my Mother’s passing.”
Woods, the 15-time main champion, had dedicated to make his first look in a non-major on the US tour since he performed the Genesis final February, withdrawing after one spherical due to sickness.
Woods went on to complete sixtieth on the Masters and missed the reduce within the yr’s different three majors as he struggled to get well between rounds due to again hassle and leg accidents from a 2021 automobile crash that proceed to hamper him.
His final begin was on the Open Championship in July.
Woods had one other again surgical procedure in September and teed it up alongside his 15-year-old son Charlie within the PNC Championship household occasion in Florida in December.
He has additionally performed within the TGL indoor simulator league he launched with Northern Eire star Rory McIlroy this yr.
The 49-year-old has a protracted historical past of success on Torrey Pines’ South Course, the place his eight victories embody his iconic 2008 US Open triumph in an 18-hole playoff in opposition to Rocco Mediate.
Two days after that victory, Woods introduced he was present process knee surgical procedure, revealing he had performed with a damaged leg.
The Riviera Nation Membership in Los Angeles’ Pacific Palisades is the standard venue for the Genesis. Though the historic membership was not broken within the fires, it fell inside the boundaries of the necessary evacuation zone that compelled residents to flee the Palisades fireplace final month.
Organisers and the tour opted to maneuver the occasion as a result of affect of the fires on the area people.