Tiger Woods officially will not play in next week's Shell Houston Open, the last event prior to the Masters.
The commitment deadline passed Friday, and Woods did not enter. He has never played the Houston tournament and has never played the week prior to the Masters, but given his current plight and still undetermined status for season's first major
championship, the event at Redstone Golf Club loomed as a possibility for many who cover the game.
Just a reminder, Woods has been on an indefinite break since a Feb. 11 announcement in which he said he needed time to work out the issues in his game. He started just two tournaments this year, the Waste Management Phoenix Open (where a second-round 82 led to a missed cut) and the Farmers Insurance Open (where he withdrew after just 11 holes due to stiffness in his lower back).
I still expect to see him at Augusta, where as a past champion he will be eligible for life, but if he doesn't show up after a month and a half of 'practice" on a course he plays better than anyone currently competing, I'd have to say his future in the game starts to be in doubt...
Bryan Angus ( files from BBC Reuters, AP, CP)
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