{"id":487498,"date":"2026-02-18T08:02:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487498\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:02:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:02:20","slug":"tiger-woods-wont-rule-out-playing-this-years-masters-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/487498\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods won’t rule out playing this year’s Masters – News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Woods, speaking to reporters \u200cahead of this week’s Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades, California, where he is the tournament host, was asked whether the April \u200c9-12 Masters<\/a> was off the table.<\/p>\n

“No,” Woods, who has not competed since missing the cut at the 2024 British Open, said before unleashing a large smile.<\/p>\n

The 15-time major champion, who also had surgery in March 2025 to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, got clearance last December to resume chipping and putting for the first time since undergoing the lumbar \u200cdisc replacement surgery.<\/p>\n

As \u200cfor his Achilles, \u2060Woods said it is no longer an issue but the back remains sore.<\/p>\n

“As \u200bfar as the disc replacement, it’s just sore. It takes time,” he said.<\/p>\n

“My body has been through a lot. It’s just one of those things where it’s each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing, I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a \u2060level at which I can play at the highest level \u200cagain.”<\/p>\n

Despite having \u200bnot competed since July 2024, Woods has been keeping busy as a PGA Tour policy board player director and as \u200ba vice \u200cchairman of PGA Tour Enterprises.<\/p>\n

The 50-year-old Woods is now trying to decide if he wants even more responsibility as \u200bhe said the PGA of America asked for his input on the 2027 Ryder Cup captaincy, and from his answer he suggested they wanted to know if he wants the job.<\/p>\n

“Yeah, they have asked me \u200bfor \u200bmy input on it, and I haven’t \u200bmade my decision yet,” he said. “I’m trying to \u200cfigure out what we’re trying to do with our tour.<\/p>\n

“That’s been driving me hours upon hours every day and trying to figure out if I can actually do our team, our Team USA and our players and everyone that’s going to be involved in the Ryder Cup, if I can do it justice with my time.”<\/p>\n

Woods turned down the \u200bUS captaincy for the 2025 Ryder Cup due to time constraints and responsibilities to the PGA Tour but added \u200bat the time that it \u2060did not mean he would never lead the team in the future.<\/p>\n

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