Five-time Masters champion Tiger Woods’ name has been included on the list of players set to feature in the invitation tournament at Augusta National next month; Woods withdrew from The Players Championship last week;
Five-timinner Tiger Woods is in line to play at The Masters next month after being included on the entry list for this year’s tournament.
The 48-year-old had been due to compete in last week’s Players Championship but withdrew prior to the start of the tournament at TPC Sawgrass.
However, Woods is listed on the prestigious invitation event’s website among the players taking part at Augusta National from… He is yet to publicly confirm his intention to play.
Only Jack Nicklaus, with six titles, has won The Masters on more occasions than Woods, who last pulled on the iconic green jacket awarded to the winner in 2019.
Although his tournament appearances have been sporadic following his car accident in 2021, the 15-time major winner has a lifetime exemption to play at The Masters – as do all former champions.
Since that accident, he has competed twice in the event, finishing 47th in 2022 and then being forced to withdraw midway through the third round last year due to reaggravating his plantar fasciitis.
Prior to withdrawing from The Players, Woods’ only PGA Tour appearance of 2024 so far came at The Genesis Invitational where he withdrew after seven holes of the second round due to illness
