Tiger Woods says he ruptured his Achilles tendon, an injury likely to keep him out of the Masters

Doug Ferguson · The Associated Press

· Posted: Mar 11, 2025 4:26 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 minutes ago

Tiger Woods announced helium had a little invasive country for a ruptured Achilles tendon connected Tuesday, yet different wounded that would look apt to support him retired of the Masters and possibly different large championships this year.

Woods posted the improvement connected his societal media accounts without detailing however agelong helium expected to beryllium out.

"As I began to ramp up my ain grooming and signifier astatine home, I felt a crisp symptom successful my near Achilles, which was deemed to beryllium ruptured," Woods said.

Woods said helium would absorption connected rehab and recovery.

The Masters is April 10-13. Woods acceptable the Masters grounds past twelvemonth by making the chopped for the 24th clip successful a row. But helium has not competed extracurricular of his indoor league — but for 18 holes of the Seminole Pro-Member past week — since missing the chopped successful the British Open past summer.