Tiger Woods is not among the 144 players competing for the $25 million purse.The PGA Tour has released the full schedule for the March 8 flagship tournament, with Woods’ name conspicuously absent, making many believe that golfers will not see it. . 15-time champion before The Masters.
To be honest, Woods never said he would be in The Players Championship. But then again, since it’s the biggest event on the PGA Tour calendar and he has plenty of time to recover before The Masters, it seemed like a logical choice.Before his exploits at the World Challenge last December.
Tiger envisioned a scenario where he could play once a month.As everyone expected, he made his 2024 season debut on February 15 at The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club, an event he has hosted for TGR for years. foundation Unfortunately, illness forced the 48-year-old player to retire after just 24 holes.
However, it should be noted that Tiger, a two-time winner of The Players, has not appeared at the event since 2019.After The Players, the next stop in the PGA Tour schedule is the Valspar Championship (March 21-24) in Palm Harbor, Fla., a tournament Woods has played only once in his career, finishing second in 2018.\ nTexas. has a few stops — Texas Children’s Houston Open (March 28-31) and the Valero Texas Open (April 4-7) — leading up to The Masters, neither of which Woods is likely to play.Given its high-profile nature, The Players- Championship was supposed to be Tiger’s final tune-up before the first major of the year. However, given the upcoming PGA Tour schedule, it now appears that Woods will fill it with only Augusta..
