As much as he used to be a closed book, Tiger Woods is out in the open for those who have been reading along. Playing in the four major championships -- in addition to the Genesis Invitational, where he serves annually as tournament host -- the 15-time major champion's 2025 schedule is basically written in ink. While this has been the case since 2022 -- a playing calendar with only major championships and a possible showing at Riviera -- Woods' appearance at the 2024 PNC Championship provided hope for more.
Forgoing a golf cart in the 36-hole scramble tournament, the 49-year-old instead walked two rounds in Orlando alongside his son, Charlie. This came on the heels of another back surgery in September, the sixth of Woods' career. Tiger claims to have been freed of the spasms that hindered his play throughout 2024.
Woods' gait looked steady last week, and his physical endurance appeared to be at its highest since he was seriously injured and hospitalized following a single-car crash in February 2021. Still, in typical Tiger fashion, he tempered expectations for his play moving forward. "I've had a lot of procedures over the course of time," Woods said.
"I'm not going to feel what I used to feel. The recovery is going to be the hardest part. I can do it for a day here and there, but over the course of rounds, weeks, months, it gets harder.
" During this portion of Woods' career -- when making cuts at major championships are considered by some to be moral victories -- his best ch.
