![\"U.S.](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/u-s-president-donald-trump-124456916_b112a0.jpg\")
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a celebration in honor of Greek Independence Day in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\nIt seems Tiger Woods will not be contending for his sixth green jacket next month.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s according to President Donald Trump, who said Thursday during a phone appearance on Fox News\u2019 \u201cThe Five\u201d that the 15-time major champion will be at Augusta National for this year\u2019s tournament but will not participate.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love Tiger, but he won\u2019t be there,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe will be there, but he won\u2019t be playing in it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Woods, 50, is dating Trump\u2019s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, who shares five children with her ex-husband, Donald Trump Jr.<\/p>\n
They were married from 2005-18.<\/p>\n
Woods underwent lumbar disk replacement surgery in October, and also had surgery for a ruptured left Achilles last March.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at a celebration in honor of Greek Independence Day in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n
He made his long-awaited golf return Tuesday in the TGL Finals in Palm Beach, where he told reporters he\u2019s pushing to play in the Masters \u2014 but is unsure when he\u2019ll make a decision.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been trying. Just this body is \u2013 it doesn\u2019t recover like it did when it was 24, 25. It doesn\u2019t mean I\u2019m not trying,\u201d\u00a0said Woods,<\/a> a five-time Masters champion. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying for a while. I\u2019ve had a couple bad injuries here over the past years that I\u2019ve had to fight through and it\u2019s taken some time.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I keep trying. I want to play. I love the tournament. I\u2019ve loved being there since I was 19 years old. It\u2019s meant a lot to me and my family over the years. I\u2019m going to be there either way with \u2018The Loop\u2019 that\u2019s going up there, as well as the Champions Dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n Woods, who has not played in a regular event since the British Open at Royal Troon in 2024, added he\u2019ll be \u201cpracticing playing at home this week and keep trying to make progress.\u201d<\/p>\n Woods\u2019 Jupiter Links GC lost to the Los Angeles Golf Club in Tuesday\u2019s TGL Finals. <\/p>\n Vanessa, 48, and daughter Kai \u2014 a rising amateur golfer and\u00a0University of Miami commit<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 were seen clapping and cheering for Woods while in the stands at SoFi Center. <\/p>\n The couple shared a hug and a kiss on the course. <\/a><\/p>\n![\"Tiger](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/tiger-woods-hits-practice-shot-124335893.jpg\")
Tiger Woods hits a practice shot from a bunker before the TGL finals golf tournament in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Tuesday, March 24, 2026. AP<\/p>\n