Tiger unsure of British Open, no return timetable

NEWTOWN SQUARE, Pennsylvania — Injured 14-time major champion Tiger Woods said Tuesday he remains uncertain if he will play at the British Open in two weeks and has no timetable for his recovery.Woods, chasing the all-time record 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, will not play at the $6.2 million US PGA National that opens Thursday at Aronimink Golf Club, an event that benefits his foundation's youth charity programs.Woods, who has not won since November 2009, injured his left knee and Achilles tendon in the third round of the Masters last April, played only nine holes at last month's Players Championship and has only hit golf balls with a putter since then."Obviously I'm disappointed I'm not playing," Woods said. "I want to be out there playing but it's not quite ready yet. It's progressing."Woods said he has learned a lesson from trying to return at the Players, what he termed a "borderline call", and said he would be playing now had he not aggravated his injuries at the Players."I'm setting no timetable, which is very different for me," Woods said. "I'm going to learn my lesson from what I did at the Players and apply it this time. I will come back when I'm 100 percent. I don't know when that will be."But Woods said he does know that he still has what it takes to break Nicklaus' record, saying the mark of 18 that Nicklaus set by winning the 1986 Masters aged 46 does not seem farther away because of age and injuries."He won when he was 46, right? I've still got some time," Woods said. "We're at about the same pace. I feel pretty confident in what my future holds and very excited about that, about coming out here and being ready to go."Whether or not that will be in time to play in the British Open at Royal St. George's starting July 14 remains uncertain."I'm playing it by ear right now," Woods said. "That's hard for me. I've been very goal oriented about what my recovery schedule should be. I pushed it too hard and I hurt myself. I dont want to do that again. I'm being smarter this time."Woods praised the

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