Tiger Woods spotted in public after missing the cut in July, claims he’s “not tournament sharp yet”

It's been a while since American golf legend Tiger Woods competed in a professional tournament. In his last appearance on the professional circuit, the 15-time Major championship winner was spotted playing at The Open Championship, where he scored 79-77 and missed the cut.

Since the conclusion of that tournament, Woods was recently spotted for the first time in public. On social media platform X, Sports Illustrated's Bob Harig posted a tweet in which he mentioned Woods' statement about not competing in the Hero World Challenge.

Harig's tweet read:

"Tiger is in public today for the first time since missing the cut in July at Royal Troon. Not playing the Hero tournament in the Bahamas. Had back surgery in Sept. "I'm not tournament sharp yet. I'm not tough enough to compete at this level."

You can check Bob Harig's tweet below:

It's worth noting that back in September this year, Tiger Woods had announced he had undergone back surgery. In a post on social media, the 48-year-old's post read:

"The surgery went smoothly, and l'm hopeful this will help alleviate the back spasms and pain I was experiencing throughout most of the 2024 season. I look forward to tackling this rehab and preparing myself to get back to normal life activities, including golf."

While Tiger Woods won't be playing on the professional golf circuit until he is ready, his Hero World Challenge is set to take place on December 5th. This event hosted by Woods will take place at the Albany Golf Course and will feature some of the best golfers on the planet.

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A look at the full field for Tiger Woods' Hero World Challenge 2024

American golfer Tiger Woods clicked during Round 2 of The 152nd Open in July this year [Image via Getty]

The Hero World Challenge is the last event on the PGA Tour schedule, even though it does not count for any FedEx Cup points. This year's event to be held at the Albany Golf Course is set to feature some of the best golfers in the world, like Scottie Scheffler and Wyndham Clark.

It's also worth noting that these high-level golfers are from seven different countries. Here is a detailed look at the full field for the event:

• Scottie Scheffler (1), USA
• Ludvig Åberg (5), Sweden
• Wyndham Clark (6), USA
• Patrick Cantlay (9) USA
• Sahith Theegala (12), USA
• Keegan Bradley (13), USA
• Russell Henley (15), USA
• Robert MacIntyre (16), Scotland
• Sam Burns (17), USA
• Brian Harman (19), USA
• Sungjae Im (20), Republic of Korea
• Tom Kim (23), Republic of Korea
• Aaron Rai (24), England
• Matthieu Pavon (26), France
• Akshay Bhatia (28), USA
• Cameron Young (29), USA
• Justin Thomas (30), USA
• Sepp Straka, Tournament Exemption, Austria
• Jason Day, Tournament Exemption, USA
• Nick Dunlap, Tournament Exepmption, USA