Tiger Woods fuels comeback rumors as injury rehab | Golf News

Tiger Woods, who hasn’t performed on the PGA Tour in 2025, made an look at Ballen Isles Country Club on Thursday, sparking hypothesis that he may return to the tour this season.

The 15-time main champion was there to watch his son Charlie Woods compete in the Amateur Championship, drawing more consideration than the occasion’s leaderboard itself. Tiger was seen comfortably seated in a membership car, legs crossed, and most notably, without the strolling boot that had been a fixed since he ruptured his left Achilles tendon in March.

After present process surgical procedure for the injury he sustained while coaching after The Genesis Invitational, Tiger has stayed out of the public eye without the boot until now.

While Thursday was about his son, the mere sight of a bootless Tiger had followers speculating about his potential comeback.

Social media customers appeared to need Tiger to sit back and get pleasure from his son’s rising profession, with nothing else to show on his own. One fan wrote, “At this point, not getting hopeful for it. Just ready for Charlie to develop into a star.”

Another added, “Just stop. Tiger isn’t winning another tournament. His body is like 80 years old.” Another disgruntled fan voiced their skepticism about Woods’ restoration, saying, “Sure. Until he hurts another body part doing unnecessary ‘training’ that no golfer should be doing.”

Amidst ongoing hypothesis, some followers argue that conjecture about a Tiger comeback ought to relaxation unless he opts for the Champions Tour, reserved for gamers aged 50 and up.

Tiger Woods has not appeared in any PGA Tour occasions this yr and had a restricted presence in 2024. Following his withdrawal from The Genesis Invitational in February, he managed to make the cut at The Masters but completed sixtieth with a rating of 304 [+16], bagging $44,400.

At the PGA Championship, U.S. Open, and The Open, he didn’t make the cut, totaling 28-over-par across those tournaments.

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Meanwhile, Charlie Woods is upholding the household title, capturing a 74 in the first spherical to tie for thirty ninth place, trailing chief Derek Busby by eight strokes. The younger golfer also achieved a top-5 end at the FJT PGA National Open in April and secured victory at the Team TaylorMade Invitational, catapulting 595 spots to 14th in the world rankings.

“It means so much because I haven’t really performed at the highest level yet,” Charlie expressed post-victory. He added, “And to finally do it after all the work I have put in and not playing well in big events in the past.”

He continued, acknowledging his earlier struggles, “Even though I know I am so much better than that and for it all to finally come together is such a great feeling”.