MASTERS

Masters Tournament 2025

One of the most anticipated days on the sports calendar is just one day away from teeing off: Masters Thursday.

But as the 95-player field gets its last practice rounds in, a key figure will be missing from it.

For the first time since his devastating car accident in 2021, five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods will not be battling the ebbs and flows of the course at Augusta National Golf Club in hopes of winning another green jacket.

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Woods, one of the most decorated golfers in the history of the sport, finished 60th in the field in last year’s tournament, his third consecutive tournament that he has finished below 38th place. He is one of 16 past Masters champions not playing this week at Augusta National Golf Club.

The Masters, which is the first of four majors on the golf calendar, gets underway on Thursday, April 10 at 7:40 p.m. ET with the Group 1 tee-off in Augusta. Reigning Masters champion Scottie Scheffler is set to tee off at 10:15 a.m. ET on Thursday.

Here’s what you need to know about Woods’ status for the 2025 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club:

Is Tiger Woods playing in the Masters this year?

No, Woods is not expected to compete in the 2025 Masters Tournament due to injury.

The 15-time major champion announced on X (formerly Twitter) on March 11 that he was withdrawing from the Masters and future competitions due to rupturing his left Achilles. He underwent surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida on March 11.

“As I began to ramp up on my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” Woods wrote in the post.

He added: “The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery. I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support.”

As noted by GolfWeek, it is the first year since 2021 that Woods will not compete in the Masters Tournament, and the fifth time in his career he is missing golf’s marquee event.

What is Tiger Woods’ injury?

Woods is currently rehabbing from a ruptured Achilles injury that he sustained on his own training and practice at home. He underwent surgery on March 11 and is expected to have “a full recovery,” he wrote in a post on X.

The injury announcement for Woods came after he wrapped up competing in TGL, a new indoor golf league that debuted this year, with Jupiter Links GC on March 4.

Tiger Woods Masters history

Woods is a five-time Masters champion and the Low Amateur champion from the 1995 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club.

Though he finished 60th in the field in last year’s Masters Tournament, the 49-year-old golfer made some history when he set a new Masters Tournament record for most consecutive cuts made at 24. He entered last year’s tournament tied with Gary Player and Fred Couples at 23 consecutive cuts, but an even 72 round on Day 2 of the four-day tournament put him past the cut.

Here’s a year-by-year breakdown of how Woods’ has fared at the Masters Tournament, per his Masters profile page:

• 1995: T-41
• 1996: —
• 1997: 1
• 1998: T-8
• 1999: T-19
• 2000: 5
• 2001: 1
• 2002: 1
• 2003: T-15
• 2004: T-22
• 2005: 1
• 2006: T-3
• 2007: T-2
• 2008: 2
• 2009: T-6
• 2010: T-4
• 2011: T-4
• 2012: T-40
• 2013: T-4
• 2014: Did Not Participate
• 2015: T-17
• 2016: Did Not Participate
• 2017: Did Not Participate
• 2018: T-32
• 2019: 1
• 2020: T-38
• 2021: Did Not Participate
• 2022: T-47
• 2023: —
• 2024: 60