Tiger Woods won't play in AT&T
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Tiger
Woods will miss another golf tournament as he
recovers from injuries to his left leg, saying Wednesday he will
not play in the AT&T National next week outside
Philadelphia.
"Doctor's orders," Woods posted on Twitter.
He said he would be at Aronomink to support the tournament, which
benefits the Tiger Woods Foundations. Woods said he is "feeling
stronger," but is still not 100 percent.
Woods, who has slipped to No. 17 in the world ranking, has not
completed a tournament since he tied for fourth at the Masters. He
said he hurt his left knee and Achilles tendon hitting a shot on
the 17th hole of the third round from an awkward stance in the pine
straw.
He tried to compete in The Players Championship, but withdrew after
nine holes.
The next tournament on the list is the British Open, which starts
July 14 at Royal St. George's in England. Woods did not mention
whether he planned to play the next major. If he did, that would
mean two months without any competition before playing the British
Open.
Woods is scheduled to be at Aronomink next week, to sign the "We
Salute Our Heroes" tribute wall in which fans can write personal
messages to the U.S. military. He has a news conference Tuesday
afternoon, and is expected to take part in the military opening
ceremony on Wednesday.
Woods won the AT&T National in 2009 when it was
played at Congressional. It moved to Aronomink for two years
because Congressional hosted the U.S. Open last week, won in record
fashion by Rory
McIlroy.
A year ago at Aronomink, Woods failed to break par in any of the
four rounds -- the first time he had done that in a regular PGA
Tour event in 11 years -- and tied for 46th.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press
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