Tiger Woods had some fun this Tuesday at the expense of those who hadn't noticed April Fool's Day. The golf legend, recently undergoing surgery for a ruptured left Achilles tendon, announced on social media that he would be playing the Masters at Augusta next week.
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"I can't believe I'm saying this, but a few weeks after tearing my left Achilles, sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber, plus the amazing care from my doctors and trainers have me ready to play the Masters next week!" Woods wrote on his X account. "I can't wait! See you all on the course."
The surprise was short-lived. Just three minutes later, Tiger himself reminded the world of the day on the same account: "P.S. April Fools, my Achilles is still a mess :)" he wrote.
Woods, 49, underwent surgery on March 11 for a ruptured left Achilles tendon. His last official tournament appearance was a failed cut at the 2024 US Open last July. The 15-time major champion also played in TGL events this season.
Woods has long been plagued by health issues. He underwent his sixth back surgery last September and continues to deal with the effects of a 2021 car accident.
Eldrick Tont Woods, better known as Tiger Woods (Cypress, December 30, 1975), is an American golfer.
Considered one of the best golfers of all time,[3] as well as the best of the modern era,in his twenty-year career he has won 110 professional tournaments, including 15 majors, making him the most successful player in history; he has held the first position in the OWG world ranking for a total of 683 weeks, of which 281 consecutive (from June 12, 2005 to October 30, 2010), and is the only golfer to have won all four major tournaments of the modern era in the span of a single year (between 2000 and 2001).
In 2014 he became the first sportsman in the world to have exceeded one billion dollars in earnings between victories and endorsements.[5] He was later surpassed by Michael Jordan and his net worth is estimated to be $1.8 billion as of 2023, making him the second highest-paid athlete of all time.In 2019, U.S. President Donald Trump awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States.
