Why is Tiger Woods not participating in the Players Championship 2023?

Tiger Woods will not play in the upcoming The Players Championship. 43 of the world's top 50 players are featured in the 144-player field, but the two-time Players Champion's name is missing among them.

Woods spoke about his limited schedule moving forward at the Genesis Invitational but didn't specify which event he would play prior to the Masters.

"Hopefully, this year I can get all four and maybe sprinkle in a few here and there," Woods was quoted during Genesis Invitational. "But that's it for the rest of my career. I know that and I understand that. That's just my reality."

The 15-time major winner was expected to play at TPC Sawgrass. However, it seems that Woods has decided to tee it up next at Augusta National.

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Field for the 2023 Players Championship

Cameron Smith won't get to defend his title at TPC Sawgrass courtesy of his defection to LIV

Here's the complete field for the upcoming Players Championship:

• 1. Hideki Matsuyama
• 2. Webb Simpson
• 3. Gary Woodland
• 4. Collin Morikawa
• 5. Shane Lowry
• 6. Francesco Molinari
• 7. Kevin Kisner
• 8. Tyrrell Hatton
• 9. Adam Scott
• 10. Keegan Bradley
• 11. Sam Burns
• 12. Patrick Cantlay
• 13. Tony Finau
• 14. Matt Fitzpatrick
• 15. Russell Henley
• 16. Max Homa
• 17. Billy Horschel
• 18. Mackenzie Hughes
• 19. Si Woo Kim
• 20. Tom Kim
• 21. Chris Kirk
• 22. K.H. Lee
• 23. Rory McIlroy
• 24. Trey Mullinax
• 25. J.T. Poston
• 26. Seamus Power
• 27. Jon Rahm
• 28. Chad Ramey
• 29. Chez Reavie
• 30. Justin Rose
• 31. Xander Schauffele
• 32. Scottie Scheffler
• 33. J.J. Spaun
• 34. Jordan Spieth
• 35. Adam Svensson
• 36. Justin Thomas
• 37. Will Zalatoris
• 38. Sungjae Im
• 39. Sepp Straka
• 40. Tom Hoge
• 41. Aaron Wise
• 42. Viktor Hovland
• 43. Cameron Young
• 44. Brian Harman
• 45. Corey Conners
• 46. Sahith Theegala
• 47. Scott Stallings
• 48. Davis Riley
• 49. Denny McCarthy
• 50. Maverick McNealy
• 51. Keith Mitchell
• 52. Kurt Kitayama
• 53. Lucas Glover
• 54. Lucas Herbert
• 55. Andrew Putnam
• 56. Taylor Pendrith
• 57. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
• 58. Luke List
• 59. Emiliano Grillo
• 60. Cam Davis
• 61. Troy Merritt
• 62. Adam Hadwin
• 63. Tommy Fleetwood
• 64. Matt Kuchar
• 65. Taylor Moore
• 66. Alex Noren
• 67. Alex Smalley
• 68. Wyndham Clark
• 69. Lee Hodges
• 70. Brendon Todd
• 71. Beau Hossler
• 72. Lanto Griffin
• 73. Brandon Wu
• 74. Matthew NeSmith
• 75. Adam Long
• 76. Dylan Frittelli
• 77. Ryan Palmer
• 78. David Lipsky
• 79. Adam Schenk
• 80. Joel Dahmen
• 81. Aaron Rai
• 82. Stephan Jaeger
• 83. Patrick Rodgers
• 84. Russell Knox
• 85. Kevin Streelman
• 86. Mark Hubbard
• 87. Peter Malnati
• 88. Michael Thompson
• 89. Hayden Buckley
• 90. Martin Laird
• 91. Sam Ryder
• 92. Tyler Duncan
• 93. Jhonattan Vegas
• 94. Nate Lashley
• 95. James Hahn
• 96. Greyson Sigg
• 97. Robert Streb
• 98. Scott Piercy
• 99. Callum Tarren
• 100. Max McGreevy
• 101. Chesson Hadley
• 102. Nick Watney
• 103. Jason Day
• 104. Doug Ghim
• 105. Stewart Cink
• 106. Kevin Tway
• 107. Ryan Brehm
• 108. Matthias Schwab
• 109. Patton Kizzire
• 110. Rickie Fowler
• 111. Nick Taylor
• 112. Kramer Hickok
• 113. Matt Wallace
• 114. Austin Smotherman
• 115. Justin Lower
• 116. Doc Redman
• 117. Danny Willett
• 118. Kelly Kraft
• 119. Nick Hardy
• 120. Ryan Fox
• 121. Min Woo Lee
• 122. Jerry Kelly
• 123. Justin Suh
• 124. Taylor Montgomery
• 125. Thomas Detry
• 126. Davis Thompson
• 127. Eric Cole
• 128. Ben Griffin
• 129. Robby Shelton
• 130. Tyson Alexander
• 131. Garrick Higgo
• 132. S.H. Kim
• 133. Byeong Hun An
• 134. Will Gordon
• 135. Joseph Bramlett
• 136. David Lingmerth
• 137. Harris English
• 138. Aaron Baddeley
• 139. Ben Martin
• 140. Harrison Endycott
• 141. Andrew Novak
• 142. Erik Barnes
• 143. Dylan Wu
• 144. Ryan Armour