President Donald Trump says Tiger Woods will not play in 2026 Masters
Donald Trump says Tiger Woods will not play in the 2026 Masters, despite Woods' hopes to compete.
After Tiger Woods made his season debut in Tuesday’s final match of the TGL season, he left the door — however slightly — ajar on a return to Augusta National when the Masters begins in two weeks. “I’ve been trying,” Woods said afterward. “This body just doesn’t recover like it did when I was 24 or 25.
“I want to play. I love the tournament. I love being there since I was 19 years old.
I’m going to be there either way. ” Still, that optimism was quickly tempered. In a passing remark during an appearance on Fox News’ The Five on Thursday, it was suggested Woods will not be in the field, casting further uncertainty over whether this latest step forward will extend all the way to a sixth green jacket pursuit.
Woods, 50, is dating Vanessa Trump, 48, the ex-wife of President Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump, Jr. “I love Tiger, but he won’t be there. Well, he’ll be there, but he won’t be playing in it," Trump said, when asked who he'd be rooting for at this year's event at Augusta National.