Tiger Woods steps away from PGA Tour indefinitely

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 12th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods walks up the 13th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods acknowledges the gallery after chipping in on the 11th hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods chips in on the 11th hole during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - South Co. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 15th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North Course. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods hits out of a bunker on the 14th during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course - North Course. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods (center) is escorted off the course with caddie Joe LaCava (one from left) after withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course after only his 12th hole of play. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Feb 5, 2015; La Jolla, CA, USA; Tiger Woods (center) is escorted off the course with caddie Joe LaCava (one from right) after withdrawing from the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament at Torrey Pines Municipal Golf Course after only his 12th hole of play. (Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods surveys his options from under a tree in the rough on the 11th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. Woods recorded the worst round of his professional career, carding an 11-over-par 82. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods hits his drive on the 17th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods walks off the 15th tee box after hitting his drive into the lake during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods walks off the 17th tee box at 8-over-par during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods reacts after misaing his par putt on the 11th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods follows his drive on the 17th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. (Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports)

Jan 30, 2015; Scottsdale, AZ, USA; Tiger Woods blasts out of a greenside bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. Mandatory Credit: Rob Schumacher-Arizona Republic via USA TODAY Sports

Tiger Woods said Wednesday that he will not play another PGA tournament until he thinks he can compete “at the highest level.”

In the announcement made on his website, he said, “Right now, I need a lot of work on my game, and to still spend time with the people that are important to me. My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf. Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back.”

He said he would like to play in the Honda Classic on Feb. 26, in his hometown of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., “but I won’t be there unless my game is tournament-ready. That’s not fair to anyone. I do, however, expect to be playing again very soon.”

Woods, 39, has played in 11 tournaments over the past year and finished just four of them. He withdrew from three, missed the cut for three and missed a secondary cut for one.

He missed the cut at the Phoenix Open on Jan. 30, shooting a career-low 82 in the second round. He then withdrew from the Farmers Insurance event on Feb. 5 because his surgically repaired back remained tight after a fog delay at Torrey Pines.

Woods’ world ranking this week fell to 62nd — the lowest since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996.