Oakmont: Tiger Woods ruled himself out of next week’s US Open at Oakmont and the Quicken Loans event he hosts to benefit his foundation, saying on Tuesday he is not yet ready to return to competition.

Woods has not played since undergoing microdiscectomy back surgery last September.

“While I continue to work hard on getting healthy, I am not physically ready to play in this year’s US Open and the Quicken Loans National,” Woods announced on his website.

“I am making progress, but I’m not yet ready for tournament competition.”

Woods said he would host and attend the Quicken Loans National at Congressional the week following the US Open held outside of Pittsburgh.

“It’s the 10th year of our tournament, and we continue to support the community, the military and the programs of the Tiger Woods Foundation,” he said.

Woods counts three US Opens among his total of 14 major championship victories.

His triumph in a play-off over Rocco Mediate at the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines marks his last major triumph, and he finished runner-up at the US championship in Oakmont in 2007.

Woods, 40, remains proactively entered in the British Open, to be contested at Royal Troon from July 14-17.

Former world No. 1 Luke Donald, meanwhile, earned a berth in the US Open at Oakmont following a play-off at a qualifying event in Powell, Ohio, on Tuesday.

Donald, whose best finish at the US Open was a tie for eighth in 2013, was one of six players battling in a play-off that awarded the last five berths from the qualifier for the year’s second major.

“Glad it’s all over,” Donald told Golf Channel after waking up at 5am ET on Tuesday to get on the course after sunrise to make two pars and earn a return trip to Oakmont.

The others advancing to the year’s second major, which will be played June 16-19 outside Pittsburgh, were Patrick Rodgers, Jason Allred, Richard Schembechler II and Scottie Scheffler.

Daniel Summerhays was the odd man out in the play-off among players on five-under 137 and will be first alternate, while Adam Hadwin of Canada (138) will serve as second alternate.

Players returned to Kinsale and Wedgewood Golf and Country Club after beginning the 36-hole sectional qualifier on Monday.

A field of 103 that included many PGA Tour players were competing for 13 places in the US Open.

Bryson DeChambeau, 22, had gained a US Open exemption when he won last year’s US Amateur but forfeited that spot when he turned professional a week after the 2016 Masters.

DeChambeau (70-63) finished joint second in the Ohio sectional, one behind Mexican Carlos Ortiz (66-66).

Among those failing to qualify were 2014 US Open runner-up Erik Compton (138), Australian Aaron Baddeley (141) and Camilo Villegas of Colombia (143).

K.J. Choi of South Korea withdrew after an opening 71, as did Australian Stuart Appleby after a 74.