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Tiger Woods Will Play Competitive Golf for the First Time in a Year as His Decision on the Masters Looms
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NEED TO KNOW
- Tiger Woods is returning to action
- The golfer, who has not played competitive golf in more than a year, is recovering from multiple injuries
- Woods, 50, had back surgery in October and ruptured his Achilles last spring
Tiger Woods is teeing it up tonight!
The five-time Masters champ is set to return to competitive golf on Tuesday, March 24 when he plays in Match 2 of the best-of-three TGL finals — the indoor golf league Woods founded with Rory McIlroy — according to ESPN.
The decision to play, after sitting out a year due to multiple injuries, came following his Jupiter Links team’s loss in its opener on Monday night in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.
Woods, who had back surgery five months ago and ruptured his Achilles tendon a year ago, last played four full rounds of golf in April 2024 at The Masters.
Last week, the golf legend shared an update about his rehabilitation progress, as the iconic Masters tournament edges closer and fans anxiously await his decision on taking part.
"I said I've been working on it,” he told reporters. “Sometimes I have good days, sometimes I have bad days. Disc replacement is not a lot of fun."
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The 50-year-old added, referencing 29-year-old golfer Will Zalatoris’ return after his own disc replacement last year: "Doesn't quite bounce back. I have good days when I can pretty much do anything, and other days where it's hard to just move around."
Woods opened up about his health — and deemed his game “rusty” — earlier this year in an interview with ESPN’s Scott Van Pelt.
“I’ve been cleared to hit, basically, hit short irons and mid irons,” Woods said on Tuesday, Jan. 13, before his Jupiter Links GC team lost to New York GC in a televised TGL match. “I haven’t gone any beyond that.”
The golfer has been on hand, though, to cheer on his son Charlie as the younger Woods embarks on his college career at Florida State in 2027.
Last month, Woods and his ex-wife Elin Nordegren played the role of proud parents when Charlie received his state championship title ring in a ceremony at The Benjamin School in Palm Beach Gardens.
Charlie, 17, the top seed on the golf team, led his team to a state 1A title in November. It was the school’s fifth overall and its first since 2023.
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