Tiger Woods Won't Play in 2020 RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links

Tiger Woods will not be among the stars traveling to Hilton Head, South Carolina, for the 2020 RBC Heritage tournament next weekend. 

The 44-year-old pro will skip his second straight PGA Tour event after passing on this week's Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. Woods did not put his name on the commitment list for the RBC Heritage by Friday's deadline, according to ESPN's Bob Harig. 

Even without Woods in attendance, the RBC Heritage field boasts some of golf's most notable athletes, including Rory McIlroy, Dustin Johnson, Tony Finau, Sergio Garcia, Rickie Fowler and Brooks Koepka. 

Woods was last seen participating in Capital One's "The Match: Champions for Charity," in which he teamed up with Peyton Manning to defeat Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady while raising money for COVID-19 relief. The last time Woods played a PGA tournament, in mid-February, he missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational. 

Woods hasn't played the RBC Heritage since 1999; however, that may have been more due to scheduling conflicts as it generally takes place the week following The Masters in April. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA Tour rescheduled a number of events.

By skipping the tournament again this year, that leaves Woods having played just three tour events this season—the Zozo Championship and Farmers Insurance Open along with the Genesis—though he said he would've played at Augusta had The Masters gone ahead as scheduled this year.

Harig believes Woods is likely to play next month at the Memorial Tournament outside of Columbus, Ohio. It's an event Woods has won five times, but Harig notes it's also three weeks before the PGA Championship and could lead to a packed schedule for a player who has been trying to give his ailing back plenty of rest to maintain his form.