Woods out of Palmer Invitational as back rehab continues

ByReuters

Published 09/03/2017 at 23:48 GMT

March 9 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will miss next week's Arnold Palmer Invitational in Florida as he continues back rehabilitation, he announced on Thursday.

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The news comes one month before the first major championship of 2017, the Masters at Augusta National.

"Unfortunately, due to ongoing rest and rehabilitation on my back, I won't be able to play in this year's Arnold Palmer Invitational," Woods, 41, said on his website (tigerwoods.com).

"I'm especially disappointed because I wanted to be at Bay Hill to help honor Arnold."

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This will be the first staging of the PGA Tour event at Bay Hill in Orlando since Palmer died last September.

The 14-times major champion Woods, who has hardly played since major back surgery in 2015, gave no indication on when he might return to competition.

"Presently, I have no timetable for my return to golf, but my treatments are continuing and going well," he said. (Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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