Tiger Woods will miss the U.S. Open at Pinehurst

Some bad news for golf fans, even though most suspected this would be the case, as Tiger Woods officially announced he will not be at the U.S. Open as he continues to recover from back surgery.

Woods made it officially on his website on Wednesday, citing continued health issues and recovery from the back surgery he underwent 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."

Woods, who turns 39 in December, will miss a second straight major championship for the third time in his career after having to pull out of the Masters for the same back issues. The other two times occurred in 2008 when Woods missed the the British Open and PGA Championship because of a knee surgery after his U.S. Open win that year, and the 2010 Opens that Woods missed because of knee and Achilles issues.

While the news is big in terms of what to expect with the U.S. Open at Pinehurst, it shouldn't be that shocking. Woods didn't exactly sound optimistic earlier this month when he spoke to the media for the first time since his back surgery, saying the rehabilitation is, "not a lot of fun. There are a lot of tedious exercises. It is slow, and I just have to make sure I do it right."

Of course, now the conversation moves to Hoylake and the British Open and the hope of a Woods return on a golf course that he won at the last time this championship was held at this venue.

The Open Championship kicks off on July 17, just over a month after the U.S. Open wraps up, so if his back can improve between then, maybe we will see Woods go for a fourth Claret Jug, but even if he does make his return there, the question remains if he will be anywhere close to in a form good enough to not just win a major championship, but compete at one considering he hasn't played a professional round of golf since March 9.

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Shane Bacon is the editor of Devil Ball Golf and Busted Racquet on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at shanebaconblogs@yahoo.com or

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