While recovering from reconstructive knee surgery, Tiger Woods has said he won’t even attempt to swing a golf club until next year.

“As far as swinging a club, that’s not going to happen until next year,” Woods said in a newsletter sent Tuesday to readers of his Web site, tigerwoods.com. “I just don’t have a choice. We simply don’t know what type of swelling there would be or if there would be any residual effects the next day once you start wheeling and dealing on the knee. Everyone’s body reacts differently. I could putt right now, but I’m not going to do it.”

Hurry back Tiger, the sport of Golf is suffering without you.