When will Tiger Woods play next after PGA Tour comeback cruelly cut short

Tiger Woods had pledged to compete in one PGA Tour event a month starting with last week’s Genesis Invitational, but his plans may well have been scuppered after withdrawing in Los Angeles

Tiger Woods’ return to the PGA Tour was a short-lived one last week, after the 15-time major champion was forced to withdraw after 24 holes due to illness at the Genesis Invitational.

Woods began the 2024 season for the first time at Riviera as tournament host, but things didn’t go as planned. The 48-year-old carded an over-par 72 to start his week, but just 24 hours later, his tournament ended six holes into the second round after coming down with the flu.br>
The illness is new best. Woods lost his battle to full fitness, forced to play part-time on the PGA Tour in recent years after suffering career-threatening injuries in a car accident in February 2021 .

Since then, the 15-time Major Champion has played just seven times on the PGA Tour but has withdrawn three of those times. His latest decision to step down once again raises doubts about what the future holds for Woods, even though he revealed his plans for 2024 at last year’s Hero World Challenge.

Speaking last November, Woods emphasized that he had agreed to aim to compete in one event per month, starting with last week’s Genesis. That means looking ahead, the 48-year-old could very well return to action at the March Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in just over three weeks.

“I think “The best case scenario would be a month. I think that’s realistic,” Woods said in his speech at the Hero World Challenge three months ago. “Maybe we should start with Genesis, then something near-player in March.

“Again, we’re all set now, the biggest events takes place once a month. He is preparing for this. Now I have to prepare for all of this. I think this week was a big step in that direction. Although he kept his promise to compete in Los Angeles, it remains to be seen whether his recent illness will hinder his plans to compete next month.

Woods has won the event dubbed “golf’s fifth major” on the day twice in his career, winning at Sawgrass in 2001 and 2013. The former world No. 1 will qualify for the entered the event thanks to his status as an exempt major champion over the past five years, after winning the 2019 Masters.

Next year’s inaugural Major will then be the next focus of the Woods as the golfing world returns to Augusta National for this year’s Masters in April. The five-time green jacket winner played has played in the last two editions of the event, but like last week, his Augusta outing in 2023 also led to a withdrawal due to an ankle injury.