tiger woods has dropped out of the world's top 100 golfers for the first time since 1996 the 39 year old has struggled to return to the form which saw him spend a record 683 weeks as world no 1 and is now ranked 104 in the official rankings the 14 time major winner carded an 82 at the phoenix open in january, a round which he described as his worst as a professional tiger woods has not been outside the world's top 100 since 1996, when he was just 20 years old  woods has not played competitively since withdrawing from the farmers insurance open in february  woods (right) receives the green jacket from nick faldo after winning the masters at augusta in 1997  woods has not played since he withdrew from the farmers insurance open on february 6 saying he will not return until he can 'compete at the highest level' woods has said he is 'hopeful' of a return at the masters which starts on april 9, but if he does forgo the tournament it will be the second successive occasion he has done so woods was last outside the top 100 in september 1996 when he was ranked 225 the then 20 year old won the las vegas invitational, the first of his 79 pga tour victories woods (right) walks the fairway with rickie fowler before withdrawing from the february event with an injury  tiger woods (left) pictured with girlfriend lindsey vonn at the alpine world ski championships last month 
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