Tiger Woods announced this morning that he won’t play in the 2014 Masters.
Sad to say I’m missing the Masters. Thanks to the fans for so many kind wishes. http://t.co/Ofbre9VHEL
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 1, 2014
No, it’s not an April Fools’ Day joke: Woods had back surgery earlier this week and won’t recover in time to play at Augusta.
Woods will now have to wait even longer to continue his pursuit of Jack Nicklaus all-time record 18 major titles. It also means fewer casual golf fans will care about the Masters.
Twitter users weighed in on the day’s big story right away. Their critiques were as sharp as ever:
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