Tiger Woods, the 15-time major champion and one of the greatest golfers of all time, has had a difficult start to his season, and it just got tougher.
In early February, Woods suffered the loss of his mother, leading him to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines (outside of San Diego) and postpone his PGA Tour season debut to mourn. After gradually resuming training with plans to compete soon, Woods sustained another major setback, rupturing his left Achilles tendon during training. He has since undergone surgery and is expected to miss the entire 2025 season while recovering.
Woods’ last major victory came at the 2019 Masters, but injuries have plagued him since. Most notably, a 2021 car accident left him with multiple leg injuries, requiring surgery and forcing him to scale back his playing schedule. Since then, Woods’ focus has been on competing in the four major championships (Masters, U.S. Open, The Open, PGA Championship) each season, with the possibility of adding a couple of regular events when his health allowed.
However, his recent major performances have been challenging. He missed the cut in three of the four majors last season, finishing 60th at the Masters. Since 2020, Woods has finished just 3 of the 13 events he entered, withdrawing or missing the cut in the rest.
Now 49 years old, Woods has admitted that walking courses over four days has become increasingly difficult due to his lingering back and leg injuries. An Achilles rupture, one of the most challenging injuries to recover from, casts further doubt on his future in competitive golf.
While Woods has nothing left to prove after a historic career that includes 15 major titles, this latest injury raises serious questions about whether he’ll be able to make another comeback.
As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) March 11, 2025
This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon… pic.twitter.com/KAVZfcRxlE
