Tiger Woods hints he could RETURN at the Masters as golf legend, 50, recovers from seventh back surgery
Tiger Woods has teased golf fans by dropping another hint that he could make a stunning return at the Masters.
The 50-year-old underwent a seventh back surgery in October and is also recovering from a torn Achilles sustained last March. Those latest injuries to his battered body sparked more fears over whether Woods would ever return to competitive golf.
On Saturday, he joined the CBS broadcasting crew during the third round of the Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts at Riviera Country Club in California.
Woods was asked if there is a possibility he could play at Augusta National in April. ‘There is,’ the 15-time major champion told CBS announcers Jim Nantz and Trevor Immelman.
‘I know I’ll be there… Trev and I are going to be part of a great dinner,’ Woods joked in reference to the annual Champions Dinner. ‘I know a lot of people that are playing.’
When pressed on whether he would play a tournament before the Masters, Woods admitted: ‘I don’t know. Whether it’s regular tour, senior tour, or member-guest, I don’t know!’
The 50-year-old is a five-time Masters champion, most recently in 2019, and he recently revealed that he is back to hitting full shots.
This is not the first time he has hinted at a possible return at Augusta. Earlier this week, Woods was asked if an appearance is off the table. He simply said: ‘No.’
But the last time the 15-time major champion played an official event was at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon.
‘I’m trying, put it that way,’ he said. ‘The disc replacement has been one thing. I’ve had a fused back and now a disc replacement, so it’s challenging.
‘And now I entered a new decade, so that number is starting to sink in and has us thinking about the opportunity to be able to play in a cart.
‘That’s something that, as I said, I won’t do out here on this tour because I don’t believe in it. But on the Champions Tour, that’s certainly that opportunity.’
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