Fans on social media have reacted to Tiger Woods' absence from The Players Championship next week. The PGA Tour event will take place from March 14 to 17 at the Players Stadium Course.Woods had been optimistic about competing in at least one event per month in 2024. However, he is currently dealing with health issues, leading to his withdrawal from The Genesis Invitational last month.Despite participating in the Seminole Pro-member tournament last week, Woods struggled with his game and finished in a tie for 44th place. He missed this week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, giving fans hope that he might return to compete at next week's Players Championship.However, their hopes were dashed as it was revealed that Woods failed to meet the 5 pm deadline to enter the field for The Players Championship.Nuclr Golf shared this unfortunate news on its X (formerly Twitter) account with the caption saying:"JUST IN: Tiger Woods is NOT in the field for #THEPLAYERS next week. @TWlegion."Fans jumped into the comments section to predict that Woods may not return to the tournament until The Masters. One fan commented:"Won’t see him till the masters.""Tiger should not return to golf unless he injects titanium into his body. Too many letdowns at this point," commented another fan."No worries. Just preparing for the masters," wrote another fan.Here are more fan reactions:Who will play at The Players Championship 2024?The Players Championship 2024 features a full-size field of 144 players. The competition will be headlined by Rory McIlroy, Max Homa, Rickie Fowler and Tony Finau, among others.Here is a list of the players who will play at The Players Championship 2024:Ludvig ÅbergTyson AlexanderByeong Hun AnAaron BaddeleyChristiaan BezuidenhoutAkshay BhatiaAlexander BjörkZac BlairKeegan BradleyJoseph BramlettHayden BuckleySam BurnsPatrick CantlayWyndham ClarkEric ColeCorey ConnersJoel DahmenCam DavisJason DayThomas DetryTyler DuncanNico EchavarriaAustin EckroatHarris EnglishTony FinauMatt FitzpatrickTommy FleetwoodRickie FowlerRyan FoxDoug GhimLucas GloverBen GriffinEmiliano GrilloChesson HadleyAdam HadwinHarry HallNick HardyBrian HarmanRussell HenleyGarrick HiggoRyo HisatsuneLee HodgesCharley HoffmanTom HogeNicolai HøjgaardMax HomaBilly HorschelViktor HovlandMark HubbardMackenzie HughesSungjae ImStephan JaegerMichael KimS.H. KimSi Woo KimTom KimChan KimChris KirkJake KnappBen KohlesMatt KucharMartin LairdNate LashleyK.H. LeeMin Woo LeeLuke ListDavid LipskyJustin LowerShane LowryRobert MacIntyreDenny McCarthyRory McIlroyMaverick McNealyTroy MerrittKeith MitchellFrancesco MolinariTaylor MontgomeryRyan MooreTaylor MooreCollin MorikawaGrayson MurrayAlex NorenVincent NorrmanAndrew NovakMatthieu PavonC.T. PanTaylor PendrithJ.T. PostonSeamus PowerTaylor PyattAaron RaiDavis RileyPatrick RodgersJustin RoseSam RyderXander SchauffeleScottie SchefflerAdam SchenkMatti SchmidAdam ScottRobby SheltonGreyson SiggBen SilvermanWebb SimpsonDavid SkinnsAlex SmalleyJ.J. SpaunJordan SpiethScott StallingsJimmy StangerSam StevensSepp StrakaKevin StreelmanSteve StrickerJustin SuhAdam SvenssonCallum TarrenBen TaylorNick TaylorSahith TheegalaJustin ThomasDavis ThompsonBrendon ToddSami ValimakiErik van RooyenCamilo VillegasMatt WallaceGary WoodlandBrandon WuDylan WuCameron YoungCarson YoungKevin YuCarl YuanWill Zalatoris