Tiger Woods has now announced he will not play in this week’s Genesis Invitational at the Torrey Pines Golf Club in La Jolla, Calif.

Jack Milko has been playing golf since he was five years old. He has yet to record a hole-in-one, but he did secure an M.A. in Sports Journalism from St. Bonaventure University. On Tuesday morning, Tiger Woods posted a somber note to his social media channels, announcing that his mother, Kultida, had passed away. She was 80 years old.

Tiger Woods will make his 2025 PGA Tour debut next week at the Genesis Invitational, the annual tournament he hosts that this year has been moved from the Los Angeles area to San Diego.

While Tiger Woods will not compete in this week's Genesis Invitational, organizers will honor Kultida Woods and her faith with a white flag.

Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this week’s Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, saying he’s “just not ready” to do so. Monday’s announcement comes less than a week after his mother, Kultida, passed away. Woods did not give a cause for her death when he delivered the unfortunate news via social media on Feb. 4.

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Officials at this week’s event, which was relocated from Los Angeles to Torrey Pines’ South Course following last month’s devastating wildfires, are using a white flag on the par-4 seventh hole to honor “Tida.

Genesis Invitational officials are honoring the late Kultida Woods in a touching way. This week, the par-4 7th hole will feature an all-white flagstick without logos, scripting, or other indicators, a direct tribute to Woods’ mother,