Tiger Withdraws

On Friday, I posted an article to my blog in excitement of the return of Tiger Woods to golf. Unfortunately, Tiger has withdrawn from the Safeway Open. On Monday, Woods stated that “his game was vulnerable”. “After a lot of soul searching and honest reflection, I know that I am not yet ready to play on the PGA Tour or compete in Turkey,” Woods said in a statement. “My health is good, and I feel strong, but my game is vulnerable and not where it needs to be. It’s not up to my standards, and I don’t think it would be up to yours.”

This saddening news for many came just three days after he committed to playing in the Safeway Open and three days before the open is setting to take place. Speaking earlier Monday on Golf Channel, Notah Begay III said that Woods had "some concerns about the sharpness of his game" after sitting out the past 14 months. “He just didn’t feel like his game is where he wanted it to be to be competitive," Begay said.

“This isn’t what I wanted to happen,” he said, “but I will continue to strive to be able to play tournament golf. I’m close, and I won’t stop until I get there.”

It looks like the wait for Tiger to return to golf will continue to be highly anticipated.