Tiger Woods has yet to rule out playing in the Masters but his comments Tuesday\u2014and lack of participation in TGL indoor golf\u2014continue to cast doubt.<\/p>\n
And then Woods dropped a reference to a second back surgery when asked about his preparations for the Masters.<\/p>\n
Woods was responding to a question about not playing in any of the five TGL matches for his Jupiter Links team nor Tuesday\u2019s semifinal match which saw a victory and a place in the finals next week.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that I have been trying to play each and every one of these matches,\u201d Woods said at the SoFi Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. \u201cI\u2019ve been trying to come back. But it just hasn\u2019t worked out that way. I\u2019ve had a bad run of injuries last year.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think it\u2019s been a year and a few days since I blew out my Achilles. And so then I\u2019ve had two back operations. So it\u2019s been a little rough go. But the guys here, this team, we have so much fun, I really don\u2019t want to screw up the lineup, I just want these guys to keep playing.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Achilles injury and subsequent surgery<\/a> basically ended Woods\u2019s 2025 season before it got started. He had entered the Genesis Invitational but withdrew on the Monday of tournament week following the death of his mother, Kultida. He had played in several TGL matches and was believed to be gearing up for the Masters when he announced during Players Championship week that he had injured his Achilles and undergone surgery.<\/p>\n