Woods Is Uncertain About AT& T
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Tuesday, June 17, 2008
SAN DIEGO, June 16 -- Tiger Woods said Monday he plans to take time off from tournament golf "for a little bit" and is not prepared to say whether he will play in his own signature event, the AT&T National at Congressional in Bethesda scheduled to begin on July 3.
Woods won the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines South on Monday, eight weeks after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee, but has been in pain all week. Asked specifically about playing in his own Washington area event, a tournament that benefits the Tiger Woods Foundation and other charities, he was noncommittal after defeating Rocco Mediate in a 19-hole playoff.
"I don't know," he said. "I pushed it pretty hard this week and I just want to enjoy it and we're going to reevaluate after this event and see what happens. . . . I need to shut it down for a little bit here. It's a bit sore. I need to take a little bit of a break."
Woods had previously announced that his first event after the U.S. Open would be the Buick Open in Grand Blanc, Mich., the week before the AT&T National. Buick is one of his main sponsors, but it now seems highly unlikely he will play there.
The next major championship of the 2008 season will be the British Open, July 17-20, two weeks after Woods's Washington tournament. Woods has not missed a major event since his first full year as a professional in 1997. Asked about the British, to be played at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England, Woods said, "to be honest with you, I really don't know."
Woods played in the inaugural AT&T National last July and finished tied for sixth, seven strokes behind the champion, K.J. Choi of South Korea. AT&T tournament director Greg McLaughlin could not be reached for comment Monday night.
