{"id":45592,"date":"2026-04-08T17:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/tiger-woods-new-official-world-golf-ranking-confirmed-due-to-masters-absence\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T17:01:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:01:24","slug":"tiger-woods-new-official-world-golf-ranking-confirmed-due-to-masters-absence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/08\/tiger-woods-new-official-world-golf-ranking-confirmed-due-to-masters-absence\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods&#8217; new official world golf ranking confirmed due to Masters absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" 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but it was recently confirmed that he will not play in the Masters.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Woods has taken some time off from golf to prioritize his mental and physical health following his car accident.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>This is a very smart move by the 15-time major champion and 82-time PGA Tour winner, who only returned to golf last month.<\/p>\n<p>The 50-year-old competed in the TGL final, his first appearance in any form of competitive golf since the summer of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Then came the British Open Championship, where Woods plummeted down the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR) after being out for so long.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tiger_Woods_ranks_last_in_OWGR_at_4169th_place\"><\/span>Tiger Woods ranks last in OWGR at 4169th place<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The weekly OWGR currently ranks American legend Woods as the 4169th best player in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Although he is still a long way from reaching his career high of No. 1 in the world, his decline is no surprise.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>And it matters little to veterans who need to focus on regaining full health.<\/p>\n<p>There remains hope that the legend will be able to return to PGA Tour action, but such a return seems a long way off at this point.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the cut at his most recent British Open, followed by the PGA Championship and the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the 2024 season, he finished 60th at the Masters after withdrawing during the Genesis Invitational.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 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out.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Mickelson, who admittedly doesn&#8217;t always see eye to eye with his fellow American Woods, has admitted that he will miss major tournaments due to family reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The two have eight Masters wins and 21 total major wins.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, Mickelson, who currently plays at LIV Golf, is 1,368th in the OWGR, a career-high 2nd place, and is probably the best golfer to ever never reach world No. 1.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, Augusta National fans can still look forward to a world-class event featuring current world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler and defending champion and world No. 2 Rory McIlroy.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Other notable names include World No. 1418 Vijay Singh and World No. 4935 Fred Couples, both of whom reached number one in their prime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wayne Rooney compares Tiger Woods and Michael Jordan when ranking the greatest sports stars of all time<\/p>\n<p>Rory McIlroy comments on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson at pre-Masters press conference<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Reed gives his honest opinion on Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson missing the Masters<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods was in contention to make a rare appearance on the golf course in the near future, but it was recently confirmed that he will not play in the Masters. 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