Tiger Woods will probably be lacking from the leaderboard on the US Open on Thursday when the third Major of the 12 months will get underway in Los Angeles. The 47-year-old has been out of motion since withdrawing from The Masters in April and will not be again in competition this week.

Woods was pressured to tug out forward of the third spherical at Augusta, citing plantar fasciitis as the issue. However, he has since undergone surgical procedure which has extended his absence.

The three-time US Open winner underwent a subtalar fusion process in New York in an effort to deal with an issue attributable to a earlier fracture of his talus bone, in his ankle joint.

The surgical procedure pressured him to overlook final month's US PGA Championship at Oak Hill and he'll once more be absent from an meeting of the world's greatest golfers at Los Angeles Country Club this week.

Any main brings its personal assured drama however the LA showdown has an additional narrative as will probably be the primary elite event since final week's controversial announcement concerning an agreed merger between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and the breakaway LIV Golf Tour.

The PGA Tour and LIV Golf specifically have been concerned in a disagreement for months and months, together with lots of the high-profile gamers each excursions symbolize, reminiscent of Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed.

But when the intense enterprise will get underway on Thursday, the warring gamers will supposedly all be swinging for a similar facet.

Woods, who stayed loyal to the PGA Tour regardless of the supply of assured thousands and thousands in revenue had he switched to the Saudi-funded LIV Golf circuit, will keep away from any uncomfortable conversations this weekend as he continues to recuperate from surgical procedure.

But though it's an damage that has stored the 15-time Major winner off the tee field this week, he may very well be forgiven for purposely swerving the Los Angeles Country Club for his comeback look.

Footage has emerged exhibiting that the tough across the fairways of the Californian course is so deep that merely dropping a ball onto the floor makes the ball fully disappear from view.

That will put additional strain on rivals this week to tame their drives and attempt to hit as many fairways as doable in any other case the danger of taking pictures above-par scores will develop ever better.

Englishman Matt Fitzpatrick will look to defend the title he gained at Brookline final 12 months, however bookies have instilled present world primary Scottie Scheffler because the favorite, adopted by Masters winner Jon Rahm and US PGA champion Brooks Koepka.