Tiger Woods “doing the best he can” in rehab as PGA Tour return remains uncertain

Tiger Woods is “doing the best he can” in rehab in Switzerland while his girlfriend Vanessa Trump continues her recovery from breast cancer in the United States, according to a source speaking to PEOPLE.

Woods, 50, is currently understood to be continuing treatment at a specialist facility in Switzerland, where he is expected to remain until the end of June. 

Woods' rehabilitation comes at a particularly difficult personal moment, with the 15-time major champion also said to be providing support to Trump following her recent diagnosis, which was revealed last month.

According to PEOPLE, the golf icon's recovery plan remains broadly on track.

“The original plan was for Tiger to do three months in rehab, which should stay on target unless something major changes,” claimed an insider with information on Woods' situation.

A source also described the wider pressures surrounding his recovery, noting the strain of both physical rehabilitation and off-course issues.

"Tiger is doing the best he can with all of the pressure on him with healing and also the legal issues he faces in coming months. This has created a great deal of stress.”

The insider added that despite the circumstances, Woods and Trump have continued to lean on each other.

“They talk and share their lives as they have been doing for the entire time they have been together.

“Tiger is a caring family guy and supportive. And so is Vanessa, also a strong woman with a full plate every day of her life.”

While Woods continues to fight his own battle, so too does Vanessa, who recently shared details of her cancer breast diagnosis in an emotional Instagram post.

Woods is still believed to be targeting a return to competitive golf, although no timeline has been set.

“I don't know when it will be or how he will do it, but Tiger is determined to return,” a source confirmed to PEOPLE.

“He has to get his pain management going in the right direction and also be able to continue a fitness routine, which will help him do the best he can when seriously playing golf. This could be tough. But it’s something he wants.”

Sources close to the situation say his focus remains on recovery, conditioning and managing ongoing physical issues, with a return to the PGA Tour still viewed as a long-term objective rather than an immediate expectation.

Woods’ current rehabilitation period began after a car crash and resulting DUI arrest in Florida at the end of March, following which he sought treatment and stepped back from public life to focus on his health. 

According to police reports, the 82-time PGA Tour winner showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene the crash in which he struck another vehicle and rolled his Land Rover.

The former world number one refused a urine test and pleaded not guilty, so no official post-crash toxicology results were released. 

However, police found two hydrocodone pills in his pocket, and Woods admitted to officers at the scene that he had taken prescription medications earlier in the day, including Vicodin, high blood pressure, and cholesterol drugs.

Woods has not played a competitive PGA Tour event since missing the cut at The Open at Royal Troon in July 2024.

Those close to Woods say the priority now is stability and recovery, with any potential return to PGA Tour life dependent entirely on his physical progress and long-term fitness.