Tiger Woods gives startling injury update ahead of The Players, will miss Augusta

Tiger Woods’ body continues to fail him.

On Tuesday, Woods announced on social media that he had ruptured his Achilles tendon while training at home. He has since undergone surgery to repair the tendon.

“I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” Woods said on social media.

“Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon. ‘The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery,’ added Dr. Stucken. I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support.”

Woods has had an eventful 2025 but for all the wrong reasons. He lost his mother, Kultida, on Feb. 4, and then withdrew from the Genesis Invitational the following week, saying that he was not in the right frame of mind to compete. He flew out to San Diego for the final round, appearing on the CBS broadcast and presenting the trophy to Ludvig Åberg, but he gave no inclination as to when he would play next. On top of that, Woods has been heavily involved in the PGA Tour’s ongoing negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF).

Some hoped he would play at this week’s Players Championship, while others guessed that Woods would next tee it up at Augusta National.

But now with a ruptured Achilles, Woods will likely miss the 2025 season altogether. It’s the second major operation that the 15-time major winner has undergone in the past six months, as Woods had back surgery in September.

This injury seems like a significant setback for Woods, who has been away from the game for a while outside of TGL. His last PGA Tour start came last July at The Open Championship at Royal Troon, where he missed the cut.

Jack Milko is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. Follow him on X @jack_milko.