Tiger Woods says goodbye to comeback and 2025 season: Timeline of TW’s injuries
Woods, 49, has revealed that he has undergone surgery after suffering a torn Achilles tendon while practicing at home.
Tiger Woods faces a recovery process lasting for several months after the former world No. 1 golfer announced that he has suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon.
Woods, who has won 15 major titles, revealed on Tuesday that he sustained the injury while training at home. In a social-media post, the 49-year-old added that he has undergone surgery on the torn tendon.
How long will Woods be out for?
Neither Woods nor his surgeon, Dr. Charlton Stucken, offered a timeline on the golfer’s return to action.
However, the U.S.’s National Library of Medicine says a full recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon normally takes around four to six months. Rory McIlroy thinks Tiger is out for the remainder of 2025. “We obviously won’t see him play golf this year, and hopefully we see him maybe play in 2026,” he said.
Rory McIlroy on Tiger's injury: "We obviously won't see him play golf this year, and hopefully we see him maybe play in 2026." pic.twitter.com/5AtFgpUoE6
— Cameron Jourdan (@Cam_Jourdan) March 12, 2025
Woods’ Achilles injury statement in full:
“As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” Woods said.
“This morning, 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.”
As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) March 11, 2025
This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon… pic.twitter.com/KAVZfcRxlE
Timeline of Tiger Woods' injuries
Woods, whose most recent major win came at the 2019 Augusta Masters, has not made a PGA Tour start since the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club last July.
Woods underwent a back operation in September, posting on social media that the purpose of the surgery was to “alleviate the back spasms and pain I was experiencing throughout most of the 2024 season.”
According to the ACL Recovery post below and ESPN, Tiger Woods has had 21 injuries over the last 23 years. From torn ACLs to pinched nerves and cronic back pain, TW has been through it all. It was incredible he could come back after the car wreck in February 2021. Tiger has battled through a lot of pain and it shows in his record over the last 10 years:
- 2015: 11 tournaments with four cuts, one WD and best result T10 at the Wyndham Championship.
- 2016: One tournament at the Hero World Challenge (15)
- 2017: Two tournaments - Best finish Hero World Challenge (T9)
- 2018: 19 tournaments - Two cuts and and a win at the 2018 Tour Championship and second place at the PGA Championship
- 2019: Two cuts and a win at the 2019 Masters
- 2020: Three tournaments, cut at 2020 US Open and T38 at the Masters
- 2021: No tournaments
- 2022: Three tournaments: Masters (47), PGA Championship WD and British Open (cut)
- 2023: Three tournaments: Masters (WD), best finish Hero World Challenges (18)
- 2024: Played in five tournaments: 3 cuts, 1 WD and finished in last place at the Masters +16
Tiger Woods' Injury Timeline is Unreal! pic.twitter.com/WgElCWQDgJ
— ACL Recovery Club (@ACLrecoveryCLUB) March 11, 2025
Thanks to the ACL Recovery Club for summarizing that long list for us.
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