Overview
- Woods is now eligible for the PGA Tour Champions, which typically plays 54-hole events and permits carts, but he has not said if he will compete.
- He reported in early December that he had only been cleared for chipping and putting and offered no timetable for a return to full swings or tournament play.
- The 2025 season was his first without a PGA Tour start, following his mother’s death in February, a ruptured left Achilles in March, and a seventh back surgery in October.
- Beyond playing decisions, he continues to shape the sport as chair of the PGA Tour’s Future Competition Committee tasked with redesigning the tour model.
- His legacy underpins any return discussion: 82 PGA Tour wins, 15 majors, and a record 683 weeks ranked world No. 1.