Current World No. 1 Tiger Woods will not participate in the upcoming 2013 Wells Fargo Championship according to his agent, Mark Steinberg.
Steinberg confirmed in an email via the Associated Press (h/t ESPN) that reports of Woods skipping the tournament were "accurate," with the American star "sticking to his long break after the Masters," where he finished in a tie for fourth place.
The report goes on to state that after the first Major of the year, Woods customarily takes three weeks of. Which, due to a change in scheduling this year, will see him miss the Wells Fargo Championship—scheduled to take place next week.
Woods' absence from the tournament will be a huge blow for tournament organizers, who would have planned for a big crowd at the Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, N.C. However, Woods' absence will provide a great chance for golf's biggest names to close the gap on him at the top of the world golf standings, where he recently clinched the top spot from Rory McIlroy.
Woods has enjoyed a stellar 2013 season season so far, with four top-five finishes and three tournament victories from his six appearances on tour.
He will have been somewhat frustrated with his performances at Augusta in the first few days, but his final round and rise up the leaderboard showed that he still has what it takes to be a force on the hallowed course. His illegal drop and subsequent two-stroke penalty remained the biggest talking point of the tournament, however, and ultimately cost him a chance at a fifth green jacket.
Still, the fourth-placed finish was nothing to be ashamed of, and has him poised to continue his success throughout the remainder of 2013.
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