TIGER WOODS has been ruled OUT of the British Open at Royal Liverpool after surgery on his right ankle and foot.

Woods pulled out of the Masters during the third round in April, saying at the time it was due to plantar fasciitis.

But the American then had surgery in New York to address the problem caused by a previous ankle fracture.

The 15-time major winner did not play in May’s US PGA Championship at Oak Hill or this week’s US Open at Los Angeles Country Club.

Woods had hoped to defy the odds to compete at Hoylake, where he won a third Open title in 2006 in his first tournament since the death of his father Earl two months earlier.

However, an R&A spokesman told the PA news agency: “We have been advised that Tiger won’t be playing at Royal Liverpool.

“We wish him all the best with his recovery.”

Woods, 47, feared his leg would have to be amputated due to the serious injuries he suffered in a car accident in Los Angeles in February 2021.

He made a remarkable return to action 14 months later and finished 47th in the Masters.

But he withdrew from the US PGA following a third-round 79 and skipped the US Open before missing the cut in the 150th Open at St Andrews.

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