Tiger Woods pulls out of Honda Classic and Genesis Open due to back spasms.

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods pulled out of his next two tournaments because of ongoing back problems, a somber outlook for a 14-time major champion whose comeback barely lasted three tournaments before another setback.

Woods said Friday on his website that he was still coping with back spasms after his withdrawal from the Dubai Desert Classic.

“My doctors have advised me not to play the next two weeks to continue my treatment and to let my back calm down,” Woods said. “This is not what I was hoping for, or expecting.”

The Tiger Woods Foundation now runs the Genesis Open in Los Angeles, and Woods was expected to play Riviera next week for the first time since 2006. He also withdrew from the Honda Classic the following week in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

Woods was out of golf for 15 months while recovering from three back surgeries, the first one a week before the 2014 Masters and the most recent in October 2015.

Earlier in the week, Woods said in a promotional interview that he didn’t think he would “ever feel great” again because of the surgeries. The interview was with Peter Dawson, the former R&A chief executive who now promotes golf in Dubai.

“I feel good, not great,” Woods said in the interview. “Granted, I don’t think I’ll ever feel great because it’s three back surgeries, four knee operations. I’m always going to be a little sore. It’s just the way it is. As long as I can function, and function at a good enough level, I’m fine with that.”

His statement didn’t indicate when he would return, but because Woods has been out of golf for so long — he is No. 674 in the world — he is not eligible for two of the World Golf Championships in March.

“The whole plan was to get body, mind and spirit ready for the first week in April,” he said.