Tiger Woods Officially Announces US Open Will Have Asterisk

Remember when Padraig Harrington won The Open and PGA Championship in 2008 and some smart alec tried to demean the achievement by suggesting they put an asterisk beside his name that year?  Do you remember?  Because Tiger Woods was not playing.

Well it's official, the US Open at Pinehurst can have an asterisk too, Tiger has still nor recovered from his back injury.  He officially announced his withdrawal via a statement on his website.  Interesting to me however was not declaring ;in this statement whether he will play or miss The Open Championship.

The statement:
 Tiger Woods will not play in the 114th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2 in Pinehurst, N.C., next month, he announced Wednesday. He is still rehabbing after undergoing microdiscectomy surgery for a pinched nerve in his back on March 31.

"Unfortunately, I won't be there because I'm not yet physically able to play competitive golf," Woods said. "I'd like to convey my regrets to the USGA leadership, the volunteers and the fans that I won't be at Pinehurst. The U.S. Open is very important to me, and I know it's going to be a great week. Despite missing the first two majors, and several other important tournaments, I remain very optimistic about this year and my future."
This marks the sixth major championship Tiger has missed due to injuries. After winning the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in 2008 while playing with a broken leg, he underwent knee surgery and was sidelined for eight months, missing The Open Championship and PGA Championship.
In 2011, knee and Achilles injuries forced him to sit out four months of the season, and he missed the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.
Tiger has not competed since the last round of the WGC-Cadillac Championship on March 9. He fired a third-round 66 that vaulted him back into contention but was in obvious pain and struggled the following day.




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