Proud Tiger Takes Crown: Back on Top Form at Major Championships!
Photo by Cliff Hawkins/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images We are three weeks away from The Masters, and we still aren’t certain if the greatest golfer of all time will be teeing it up at Augusta National. Tiger Woods underwent his seventh back surgery towards the end of 2025, and did not lay out a timeline for his return. But prior to the Genesis Invitational, the 15-time major winner crept open the door for him to potentially play at The Masters.
Woods, a five-time winner at Augusta National, last played in a professional event in 2024. His long-awaited return could be right around the corner, and he provided an update on his back when asked about the likelihood of seeing him play at The Masters. Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images Tiger Woods said some days it’s hard to move following back surgery Woods was asked how close he was to returning to golf ahead of The Masters , and his answer wasn’t promising.
He said he has good and bad days, and on his bad days it’s hard to move. He said at TGL , “I said I’ve been working on it. Sometimes I have good days, sometimes I have bad days.
Disk replacement is not a lot of fun. So Will Zalatoris went through it, he had two levels done, and it takes time. “So as I said, I’ve had a lot of procedures prior to that, so the body doesn’t quite heal like it was when I was 24.
Doesn’t quite bounce back. So I have good days when I can pretty much do anything, and other days where it’s hard to just to move around. ” If three weeks away from The Masters, Woods is struggling to move, then his return is extremely unlikely.