Tiger Woods' PGA Tour winning streak will be put on hold with the world number one set to miss the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship in Hawaii.
Woods, who has won six consecutive PGA events, has spent the last 12 days skiing and relaxing with family and friends and claims he will not have enough time to get his game ready for the winners-only event which begins on January 4th.
"I considered playing in next week's Mercedes-Benz Championship, but I just haven't been able to prepare," Woods said.
"I usually spend at least one week working on my game before a tournament, and have been unable to do that this year."
Woods missed this event last year to spend time with his father Earl, who died of cancer in May.
Woods' first tournament in 2007 will be at the Buick Invitational, where he is the two-time defending champion. That event will be held from January 25th-28th.
