Woods made his first appearance on the 2013–14 PGA Tour at the Farmers Insurance Open. However, for the first time in his career, he missed the cut at the event. A poor showing at the Dubai Desert Classic would follow, before Woods withdrew through injury at the Honda Classic – casting doubt on his participation at the Masters. After being in visible pain throughout the WGC-Cadillac Championship, Woods was forced to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Subsequently, Woods announced that he would miss the Masters Tournament for the first time since 1994 to undergo a microdiscectomy.