Golf’s Tiger Woods delays his comeback after more than a year of respite from the sport following back surgeries. He has pulled out from this week’s Safeway Open and will not compete at next month’s Turkish Airlines Open.
Woods unexpectedly withdrew on Monday and said his game was not sharp enough for him to take on PGA Tour competition.
“My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where is needs to be,” he said.
Woods officially committed to the tournament on Friday. Previously, he announced on September 7 that he planned on playing three times by the end of the year. He intended to start with the Safeway Open in California.
Rumors circulated that he would be paired with Phil Mickelson and Emiliano Grillo. With the return of the defending Silverado champion, excitement was building up. However, after what Woods defined as “a lot of soul searching and reflection”, he withdrew from the Safeway Open. Furthermore, he will no longer participate in the Turkish Airlines Open on November.
Woods said that the postponement of his return was not due to back-related issues. He added that he intends to play at his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on December 1 – 4.
Matthew’s fault
Notah Begay, Wood’s friend and former tour player, said Hurricane Matthew, which passed near his south Florida Residence, had hampered Wood’s training last week.
Wood’s was extremely disappointed, Begay said on Golf Channel. He has a standard of performance unlike anyone else and he just doesn’t feel like it’s not ready.
Further, he said that before taking a week off from his preparation to be an assistant captain on the successful United States team at the Ryder Cup, Woods was confident about the level of his game.
Johnny Miller, the event’s host at Silverado, said Wood’s absence is a huge impact on the Safeway Open. Everybody was so excited in the golf world and in Northern California.
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