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Oct 9th, 2016
Tiger withdraws from Safeway
Short game not ready
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Just three days after he had officially committed to the PGA Tour 2016-17 season opener, Woods told Safeway Open officials on Monday that he would be withdrawing from the event because he said his game wasn't ready for competition.
According to Woods confidante Notah Begay III, Woods is physically healthy, but concerns about his short game were enough to force him to postpone a return.
"His game wasn't where he wanted it to be," Begay said on Golf Channel. "It's just not having enough time to get the reps in would be my guess based on conversations with Tiger."
Woods hasn't ruled out a return this Autumn, including the Turkish Airlines Open at Carya Golf Club, but Begay said his busy schedule as a Ryder Cup vice captain prevented him from practicing enough.
"The last thing that comes into play that anyone who's been hurt knows is the acute very precise golf shots," Begay said. "Obviously it's not where he wants it to be. It's nothing to be concerned around. It's going to come. It's just trying to find the right tournament to return to."
So all the hoo–ha has so far come to nothing.
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