Tiger Woods confirms absence from Open as he recovers from ankle surgery

• Former champion will not compete at Royal Liverpool in July
• Woods has not played since Masters third round in April

Tiger Woods will not contest next month's Open Championship at Royal Liverpool as he continues to recovery from surgery.

Woods pulled out of the Masters during the third round in April, saying at the time it was due to plantar fasciitis. However, the 47-year-old then had a subtalar fusion procedure in New York to address the problem caused by a previous fracture of his talus, a bone in the ankle joint.