Woods’ Longevity at This Year’s Masters in Question
There’s some good news and bad news regarding Tiger Woods’ appearance at this year’s Masters Tournament that begins April 8. The good news is he will play. The bad news is it’s not clear how long he will be able to…

There’s some good news and bad news regarding Tiger Woods’ appearance at this year’s Masters Tournament that begins April 8.
The good news is he will play. The bad news is it’s not clear how long he will be able to play.
Former Stanford teammate and longtime friend Notah Begay III spoke to USA Today about Woods’ health.
“He’s trying to formulate a strategy and approach that he can work within given the constraints that he’s presented with. And he’s got some constraints,” Begay said Wednesday. “He’s got zero mobility in that left ankle and really has low-back challenges now, which he knew he was going to have.”
Woods told Begay at a junior Golf tournament, “my ankle doesn’t move. So something’s going to take the stress. I mean, the stress is going to transfer somewhere else.”
In February, Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational, citing a back Injury in the first round.
Much of Woods’ ailments stem from a 2021 car accident when he almost lost his lower right leg,



