Tiger Woods has pulled out the Open Championship at Royal St George’s as he continues to struggle to recover from the knee injury he sustained at this years US Masters.  The news will come as a big blow to the event, the organisers and fans alike.  In a statement, Woods said: “Unfortunately, I’ve been advised that I should not play in The Open Championship.  As I stated at the AT&T National, I am only going to come back when I’m 100 per cent ready.  I do not want to risk further injury.  That’s different for me, but I’m being smarter this time.  I’m very disappointed, and want to express my regrets to the fans at The Open Championship.”

Tiger’s replacement will be American, Jason Dufner, who will play in his second Open Championship, after making his debut at St. Andrews last year.

By Keith Baird.  Keith has been with PerryGolf for over 10 years and is one of our Golf Travel Specialists.