The year’s first Major golf tournament will be held at Augusta National from April 7-10, where Woods has won five of his 15 Major titles and last competed in a PGA event in November 2020.
The legend returned to competition at the end of last year, competing in the PNC Championship with his 12-year-old son Charlie. It was a spectacular return to professional activity more than ten months after a terrible vehicle accident that nearly resulted in the amputation of his leg.
To be fair, Woods has described it as a “hit-and-giggle” type of golf, but news surfaced last week that the 46-year-old had flown to and from Georgia to test how he could handle the Augusta National course.
He had previously given no indication of when he could return to a high-profile tournament, but on the Masters website, Woods is listed as a past champion who is qualified for next week’s event, rather than a list of non-playing past champions.
Woods has announced that he will travel to Augusta today to “continue his preparation and practice.”
“It will be a game-time decision on whether I compete,” he added.
Check out the practice footage of Woods below:
Woods recently spoke up about a difficult year, a probable return to golf, and how difficult his recuperation had been following his terrifying automobile accident in February in a 30-minute interview with Golf Digest.
After a car accident in Los Angeles on February 23, Woods suffered comminuted open fractures to both the tibia and the fibula in his right leg. He was transported to the hospital, where he stayed for three weeks and feared amputation.
“There was a period when, while I wouldn’t say it was 50/50, it was really close if I was going to walk out of that hospital on one leg.” I wanted to know if I still had my hands after I [kept it]. So I’d have [girlfriend] Erica [Herman] and [friend] Rob [McNamara] throw me something even if I was in the hospital. “Throw anything at me.”
The full video can be watched below:
The 15-time major champion also told Golf Digest that, while he is confident of returning to the sport in the future, he expects to play in only a few tournaments for the time being.
After a car he was driving in a Los Angeles suburb swerved off the road and flipped several times in February 2021, the former world number one suffered compound fractures in his right leg.
Woods was already on a limited schedule prior to the accident, having undergone many back and knee surgery over the years.
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