JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — Those “minor” injuries to his left leg now have kept Tiger Woods from playing in two majors.

In an announcement on his website Tuesday that came as no surprise, Woods said he would skip the British Open next week because his injuries have not fully healed.

“Unfortunately, I’ve been advised that I should not play in the British Open,” Woods said. “As I stated at the AT&T National, I am only going to come back when I’m 100 percent ready. I do not want to risk further injury. That’s different for me, but I’m being smarter this time.

“I’m very disappointed and want to express my regrets to the British Open fans.”

It will be the second time in the last four years that Woods has missed two majors in one season. He did not play the British Open and PGA Championship in 2008 while recovering from reconstructive surgery on his left knee.

These injuries are not as easy to describe.

Woods said in May that he suffered “minor injuries” to knee ligaments and his Achilles while hitting from an awkward stance in the pine straw on the 17th hole in the third round at the Masters.

Afterward, he skipped the Wells Fargo Championship and withdrew after nine holes from The Players Championship a week later.

Woods said last week it was a mistake to go to The Players, and that had he waited, he would be playing golf right now.