As of proper now, Tiger Woods is not going to play within the Hero World Problem.
The Hero World Problem, which Woods hosts each December within the Bahamas, is a made-for-TV occasion that includes a 20-man area. The 15-time main winner, when wholesome, usually performs on this occasion yearly. He indicated he would play once more this 12 months after lacking the minimize at Royal Troon this previous July.
“I’m not going to play till then,” Woods stated in July when requested about enjoying within the Bahamas.
“I’m going simply to maintain getting bodily higher and preserve engaged on it.”
He additionally famous that he would once more play within the PNC Championship in Orlando, a father-son occasion on the PGA Tour Champions.
However one other again operation in mid-September has jeopardized that plan. Woods underwent microdecompression surgical procedure of the lumbar backbone for nerve impingement in his decrease again in West Palm Seaside, Florida, on Sept. 13.
“The surgical procedure went easily, and I’m hopeful it will assist alleviate the again spasms and ache I used to be experiencing all through many of the 2024 season,” Woods stated in an announcement on X.
“I look ahead to tackling this rehab and making ready myself to get again to regular life actions, together with golf.”
That stated, Woods did go away the door open for him to play. Solely 17 gamers have formally dedicated, with the three remaining spots saved for “TBA event exemption.” Woods, in fact, may use a type of on himself ought to he really feel wholesome sufficient to tee it up.
Final 12 months, Woods completed in solo 18th as Scottie Scheffler took residence the title by three pictures over 2023 Ryder Cup rookie Sepp Straka.
Scheffler is slated to defend. The opposite 16 gamers dedicated to this 12 months’s Hero World Problem comply with beneath:
- Scottie Scheffler
- Ludvig Åberg
- Wyndham Clark
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Patrick Cantlay
- Sahith Theegala
- Keegan Bradley
- Russell Henley
- Robert MacIntyre
- Sam Burns
- Brian Harman
- Sungjae Im
- Tony Finau
- Tom Kim
- Aaron Rai
- Billy Horschel
- Matthieu Pavon
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