Tiger Woods said he has no timetable for a return to golf, but the 15-time major champion hasn’t ruled out the 2026 Masters even as he ponders the over-50s Champions Tour.
Woods, who turned 50 on December 30, underwent disc replacement surgery in October, the latest in a series of operations and injuries that have kept him sidelined since the 2024 British Open.
“It’s just one of those things where it’s each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing,” Woods said om Tuesday at The Riviera Country Club, where he hosts this week’s PGA Tour Genesis Invitational.
“I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again,” Woods said, adding that he has progressed from chipping and putting practice to hitting full shots.
“I’m able to,” he said. “Not well every day, but I can hit them.”
Despite the uncertainty, Woods said when asked that the Masters, April 9-12 at Augusta National, was not “off the table.”
Woods has won five Masters titles, the most recent an epic 2019 victory that ended his 11-year major championship drought.
He suffered severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash but returned at the 2022 Masters and finished 47th.
The veteran superstar had a back operation in September 2024 and was rehabilitating from that setback when he announced in March of 2025 that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Woods said the Achilles injury was no longer an issue, but the disc replacement – on top of multiple back surgeries over the years – was proving challenging to come back from.