The U.S. Open will be held June 12-15th<\/sup> at Pinehurst No.2, were Woods tied for 3rd<\/sup> here in 1999 and runner-up in 2005.<\/p>\n Woods is also a three-time U.S. Open champion, with his most recent victory coming in 2008 at Torrey Pines. He won in a playoff over Rocco Mediate a week before his season ending knee surgery. It was his 14th<\/sup> victory in 46 major starts, a winning rate of about 30 percent as a pro. But since 2008, Tiger has not won a major, leaving him 4 short of Jack Nicklaus\u2019 record.<\/p>\n ”Unfortunately, I won’t be there because I’m not yet physically able to play competitive golf,” Woods said. ”I’d like to convey my regrets to the USGA leadership, the volunteers and the fans that I won’t be at Pinehurst. The U.S. Open is very important to me, and I know it’s going to be a great week.”<\/p>\n This announcement really didn\u2019t come as a surprise though. Tiger said at a promotional event for the Quicken Loans National at Congressional last week, that he still has not taken a full swing with a golf club and doesn\u2019t know when he can or will.<\/p>\n Woods last teed it up on March 9th<\/sup> at Doral, shooting a closing round 78 while suffering from what he said was back spasms. He also withdrew from the middle of the final round at the Honda Classic the week before due to back pain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Jack Nicklaus doesn\u2019t think much of it though, saying, ”If he’s healthy, I think Tiger has got 10-plus years to play top quality tournament golf, and I’ve said many times, he’s got a little over 40 tournaments to play the major championships; he’s only got to win five to pass my record. As good a player as he is, I don’t think that should be a big deal. But then again, he’s got to do it. Plus, he’s also got to be healthy to be able to do it.”<\/p>\n![\"woods_610_doral14_d4_backpain\"](\"https:\/\/www.jrpga.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/woods_610_doral14_d4_backpain.jpg\")
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