This may be Tiger Woods’ last U.S. Open.
Speaking at a press conference after missing the cut for a major tournament at Pinehurst No. 2, the 48-year-old remained cautious about his future, making no mention of a return to the U.S. Open.
“I’ve got just one tournament left this season,” Woods said. “Just one more tournament, and then I can always come back after that.”
He later added: “As far as a final British Open or U.S. Open, I don’t know what that is. It may be, it may not be.”
Woods has had an inconsistent year in terms of performance and has also battled injuries.
Coming into the Masters earlier this year, Woods was still battling injuries from a high-profile car accident in 2021 that nearly forced him to have his leg amputated.
He underwent ankle surgery after an early exit at last year’s Masters and has been limited in activity since then.
So far this year, he’s already missed the cut at the PGA Championship and now he’s missed the weekend rounds at the U.S. Open.
The last time Woods made the cut for the U.S. Open was at Pebble Beach in 2019, the only time he has done so in the last decade.
“[It’s] “It’s frustrating, I’m not here for the weekend,” Woods said Friday. “Obviously, I was hitting the ball well enough and putting well enough to be in the running to win, but I wasn’t. It’s frustrating, because I’m certainly not here for a chance to win the weekend.”
