The question in recent years has become when Tiger Woods will play again. Well, the question is again surfacing after his latest back surgery. He had microdecompression surgery on his lower back Sept.

The host won’t be playing but the field includes nine of the top 19 in the world including No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.

Tiger Woods will be in the Bahamas this week, and he'll be seen plenty at Albany Golf Club at the Hero World Challenge. But the 15-time major champion isn't playing in the 20-man field. Woods is sidelined by his sixth significant back surgery of his career,

“I’m not tournament sharp yet,” Woods said Tuesday at his pre-tournament news conference. “I’m still not there. 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.” If that sounds regurgitated, it’s because it is.