Tiger Woods says there is no confirmed date for his return, but the 15-time major champion is still keeping the 2026 Masters in mind as he evaluates a potential move to the Champions Tour.
Tiger Woods had disc replacement surgery in October 2025, continuing a series of injury setbacks that have kept him off the course since the British Open 2024.
Tiger Woods said,
“It is just one of those things where it is each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing, said Tuesday at The Riviera Country Club.”
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“I keep working on it, I will trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again. He has progressed from chipping and putting practice to hitting full shots.”
“I am able to, “Not well every day, but I can hit them.”
Tiger Woods has won the Masters five times, most notably in 2019 when he ended his 11-year major title drought with a historic victory.
Wood suffered severe leg injuries in the year 2021 car crash but returned at the 2022 Masters and finished 47th.
The veteran superstar underwent back surgery in September 2024 and was still recovering when he revealed in March 2025, that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. Later he confirmed that the Achilles injury was no longer a concern, but the disc replacement surgery along with his history of multiple back procedures has made his return to competition more difficult.
“I have had a fused back and now a disc replacement, so it is challenging. 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.”
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“I won’t do out here on this (PGA) tour because I don’t believe in it. But on the Champions Tour, that it is certainly that opportunity.”
“I thought I spent a lot of hours practicing in my prime, It doesn’t even compare to what we have done in the boardroom.”
“They have asked me for my input on it and I haven’t made my decision yet.”
“I am trying to figure out what we are trying to do with our tour. That is been driving me hours upon hours every day and trying to figure out if I can actually do our team. In our Team USA and our players are everyone that is going to be involved in the Ryder Cup.”
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