Tiger Woods ‘disappointed’ as he’s forced to make U-turn on Open promise in latest injury update for golf icon

"DISAPPOINTED" Tiger Woods has been forced into a docket U-turn arsenic helium goes backmost connected his Open promise.

The legendary golfer, 48, has not played competitively since missing the chopped astatine the British Open successful July.

At Royal Troon, Woods revealed helium was looking guardant to playing astatine December's Hero World Challenge successful The Bahamas.

However, the 15-time large victor confirmed helium volition not tee disconnected successful Albany adjacent week - though helium did not springiness a reason.

Woods tweeted: "I americium disappointed that I volition not beryllium capable to vie this twelvemonth astatine the Hero World Challenge, but ever look guardant to being tourney host."

Woods was near disconnected the archetypal subordinate tract database past month.

But helium was expected to beryllium fixed 1 of the 3 exemption spots for the unofficial lawsuit featuring 20 of the world's biggest stars.

Now, though, Woods has declared himself retired of the playing tract and volition alternatively lone big the event.

Two-time large victor Justin Thomas, erstwhile PGA Championship king Jason Day and 20-year-old rising endowment Nick Dunlap received the exemption places for the prestigious tourney from December 5 to 8.

World No1, Olympic golden medalist and defending champion Scottie Scheffler heads the star-studded field.

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He is joined by the likes of Ludvig Aberg, Wyndham Clark, Patrick Cantlay, Bob MacIntyre and Tony Finau.

Woods has played conscionable 5 tournaments this year, including the Masters wherever helium made the chopped for a grounds 24th clip successful a row.

He yet finished 60th astatine Augusta but missed the chopped astatine the different 3 majors.

Woods went nether the weapon for microdecompression country to hole nervus impingement connected his little backmost successful September.

And pursuing the op, helium was hopeful of a swift instrumentality to the course.

Woods said astatine the time: "The country went smoothly, and I'm hopeful this volition assistance alleviate the backmost spasms and symptom I was experiencing passim astir of the 2024 season.

"I look guardant to tackling this rehab and preparing myself to get backmost to mean beingness activities, including golf."

Woods could vie successful the PNC Championship aboriginal successful December alongside lad Charlie.

But if helium is inactive not acceptable for that, past the adjacent clip play fans are apt to spot him plaything a nine volition beryllium astatine the delayed motorboat of his caller task with Rory McIlroy, the TGL.

The TGL volition spot immoderate of the world's apical golfers squad up for the high-tech indoor simulator-style event.

It was acceptable up successful effect to the golf civilian warfare betwixt the PGA Tour and Saudi-backed LIV Golf.