The 2016 Masters Tournament got underway Thursday morning, with a field of the world's best golfers pushing their way to a green jacket.
Of course, there's one glaring exception: For the second time in three years, Tiger Woods was forced to sit out the year's first major due to injury. Woods is still recovering from September 2015's back surgery, which was his third in an 18-month span. He has played in just 19 tournaments over the last two years, missing 11 cuts over that time frame.
“I think we all appreciate what he's done for the game of golf over the years,” Phil Mickelson said, per Christine Brennan of USA Today:
We all miss him and want him back.