Tiger Woods had recently been ramping up his training regimen in an effort to play in the 2025 Masters. However, he appears to have pushed himself a bit too far. On Tuesday, March 11, less than one month away from the start of the tournament, Woods announced that he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left leg.
Although Woods has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2024 Open last summer, there was still hope that he’d be able to make it to the Masters, a tournament he has only missed once since 2018 (2021). Woods had previously expressed intent to play in the 2025 Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, but was forced to withdraw just days before the competition after his mother passed away.
Tiger Woods injury update
Woods ruptured his Achilles while training. Woods has undergone numerous surgeries over the past several years, and even had one as recently as September 2024, when he underwent back surgery.
How long will Woods be out?
It’s unclear at this time, but a similar Achilles injury happened to fellow golfer Bernhard Langer in February last year. He returned just three months later and even won a tournament, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, that November. While Langer (67) is much older than Woods (49), Woods’ injury history and the injury itself are much more serious, which makes a three-month timetable rather aggressive, according to Golfweek’s Cameron Jourdan.
Jourdan explains that while Langer tore his Achilles, Woods ruptured it, meaning the tendon is fully severed.