Tiger Woods will not participate in next month’s U.S. Open at The Los Angeles Country Club as he continues to recover from devastating leg injuries in car crash two years ago.

Woods, 47, had been exempt for the third major of the year, set to take place from June 15-18.

The 15-times major winner withdrew from the Masters midway through the tournament due to injury and had fusion surgery on a bone in his ankle last month to address post-traumatic arthritis from a previous talus bone fracture.

“The first goal is to recover and lead a much more enjoyable day-to-day life,” Woods’ manager Mark Steinberg said.

Woods did not participate in last week’s PGA Championship, the year’s second major.

The 47-year-old has kept a limited competition schedule after a 2021 car crash that required his leg to be rebuilt.

This year’s U.S. Open is set to take place in the Los Angeles area for the first time since 1948 when it was held at Riviera Country Club in nearby Pacific Palisades. Woods grew up in Cypress, Calif, south of Los Angeles.

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