Golf-Woods withdraws from British Open, as expected

[Sports News]

(Adds background) July 1 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods has withdrawn from this month's British Open, organisers the Royal & Ancient Golf Club said on Friday. The news was merely a formality as there was never any indication that Woods would be healthy enough to play in the July 14-17 event at Royal Troon in Scotland. Woods tied for ninth the last time the Open was held at Troon in 2004.

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