Tiger Woods pulled out of this weekend 's AT & T National Championship with an elbow injury . The World No . 1 has to be recovered for the forthcoming British Open . Woods ' decision means he will not defend the title he won in 2012 . `` I 'll be ready to go for the British Open , and I 'm looking forward to playing at Muirfield . The 2013 British Open begins at Muirfield on July 4th .
Tiger Woods pulled out of this weekend 's AT & T National Championship with an elbow injury . The World No . 1 has to be recovered for the forthcoming British Open . Woods ' decision means he will not defend the title he won in 2012 . The 2013 British Open begins at Muirfield on July 4th .