Tiger Woods set to miss Players Championship as ‘heart not into practising’

Tiger Woods has indicated he is not ready to compete at the Players Championship next week (Zac Goodwin/PA)

Tiger Woods is expected to miss next week’s Players Championship after saying that his “heart is really not into practising right now”.

Speaking after Tuesday’s nights TGL competition, the 49-year-old cited the death of his mother Kultida last month and his commitments with the PGA Tour policy board as he said he was not ready to compete in the near future.