Tiger Woods out of British Open
Written by playerpress.com, Tuesday July 05 2011
Tiger Woods “minor” injuries have prevented him from playing in two major tournaments, first the U.S. Open and now the British Open.
Woods said in an announcement on his website Tuesday that he would not play in the British Open next week because his injuries have not fully healed.
“Unfortunately, I’ve been advised that I should not play in the British Open,” Woods said. “As I stated at the AT&T National, I am only going to come back when I’m 100 percent ready. I do not want to risk further injury. That’s different for me, but I’m being smarter this time. I’m very disappointed and want to express my regrets to the British Open fans.”
The next major tournament would be the PGA Championship, which starts Aug. 11 at the Atlanta Athletic Club.
Woods has not hit a golf ball since May 12 at The Players Championship at Sawgrass when he quit after nine holes. He said it was a mistake to go there in the first place and if he had sat out TPC, he would probably be playing right now.
“In hindsight, I probably shouldn’t have competed at The Players, but it’s a big event, and I wanted to be there to support the tour,” Woods said. “I’ve got to learn from what I did there and do it right this time and not come back until I’m ready.”
At this point, Woods ought to hang up the clubs for the rest of the season, not worry about it, get fully healed and come back strong next season. That would be the smart thing to do, but then Tiger has not always done the smart thing.
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