Tiger Woods future is uncertain in every way

Tiger Woods could not offer much of a timetable Tuesday on PGA Tour negotiations with the Saudi backers of LIV Golf or his own future as a player.Woods is the tournament host of the Hero World Challenge this week, and that’s his only role at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas.He has played the holiday tournament only once since 2019, missing this year while recovering from a sixth surgery on his lower back.“I’m not tournament sharp yet, no.

I’m still not there,” Woods said.“These are 20 of the best players in the world and I’m not sharp enough to compete against them at this level.

So when I’m ready to compete and play at this level, then I will.”A big part of his time is occupied by PGA Tour business matters.Woods was appointed to the PGA Tour board a year ago with no term limits, and he also is on the board of the commercial PGA Tour Enterprises.There has been movement on negotiations for the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia to become a minority investor in PGA Tour Enterprises — the tour already has a $1.5 billion investment from Strategic Sports Group and a player equity program.

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan played in the Dunhill Links Championship on the European tour with the PIF governor, Yasir Al-Rumayyan.Monahan also played golf with President-elect Donald Trump, who had said he could fix golf’s mess in about 15 minutes.“I think all of us who have been a part of this process would have thought it would have happened quicker than this,” Woods said.He suggested any deal still would have required Justice Department approval.“But things are very fluid, we’re still working through it, it’s happening daily,” Woods said.“From a policy board standpoint or from an enterprise standpoint, things are moving and they’re constructive.”In the meantime, Bloomberg reported last week the European tour is talking with PIF separately, leading to suggestions of a shared schedule in which players from the European tour and LIV ...