Tiger Woods delivers update 22 days before The Masters

Tiger Woods says he has days where can "pretty much do anything" and others where it's "hard to move around". 

Woods, 50, had surgery in October to replace a disc in his lower back. 

It was the latest in a series of injuries that have kept him on the sidelines since missing the cut at the Open in July 2024. 

The 2026 Masters begins on 9 April and the five-time green jacket winner previously revealed a return to Augusta National wasn't off the table. 

"I've been working on it," he told reporters after his Jupiter Links side upset Rory McIlroy's Boston Common Golf 9-5 to reach the TGL finals. 

Woods had hoped to participate in the indoor league at some point this season but once again sat out and watched teammates Max Homa, Akshay Bhatia and Tom Kim in action.

"Sometimes I have good days, sometimes I have bad days. Disk replacement is not a lot of fun. 

"So Will Zalatoris went through it, he had two levels done, and it takes time. 

"So as I said, I've had a lot of procedures prior to that, so the body doesn't quite heal like it was when I was 24. 

"Doesn't quite bounce back. So I have good days when I can pretty much do anything, and other days where it's hard to just to move around."

Woods revealed during his hosting duties at the Genesis Invitational last month that he had already progressed from chipping and putting to hitting full shots. 

Asked if he would like to participate in the TGL final next week to at least get some reps under his belt, Woods said he didn't want to "upset the lineup". 

“Well, I think that I have been trying to play each and every one of these matches," he said. 

"I've been trying to come back. But it just hasn't worked out that way. I've had a bad run of injuries last year. 

"I think it's been a year and a few days since I blew out my Achilles. And so then I've had two back operations. 

"So it's been a little rough go. But the guys here, this team, we have so much fun, I really don't want to screw up the lineup, I just want these guys to keep playing."

Woods claimed his fifth Masters title in 2019, ending an 11-year major championship drought.

He sustained severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash before having a back operation in September 2024 and suffering a ruptured Achilles tendon last March.