The 49-year-old golfer stated that Dr. Charlton Stucken of the Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, performed a “minimally invasive” procedure to repair the tendon, according to ESPN.
“The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery,” Stucken said in a statement.
As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured.This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon… pic.twitter.com/KAVZfcRxlE
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) March 11, 2025
Tiger Woods confirmed he is back home in Jupiter, Florida, focusing on his recovery and rehabilitation, though no timeline has been set for his return to competition. The five-time Masters champion is certain to miss the season’s first major, scheduled for April 10-13 at Augusta National Golf Club.
Woods has yet to compete in a PGA Tour event this season following the passing of his mother, Kultida, on Feb. 4. He had initially entered the Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines but withdrew, stating he wasn’t prepared to compete after her death. His last tour appearance was at The Open at Royal Troon in Scotland in July, where he missed the cut.
This season, Woods has participated in four TGL matches, including Jupiter Links’ 9-1 defeat to Atlanta Drive GC in the regular-season finale on March 4.
In September, he underwent surgery on his lumbar spine to address nerve impingement in his lower back. The procedure is believed to be one of many surgeries on the lower back in the past decade.
This isn’t Woods’ first serious Achilles injury. He revealed at the 2010 Masters that he tore his right Achilles in 2008 and aggravated it multiple times in 2009 but still won six PGA Tour events that season.
In February 2021, Woods suffered severe injuries to his right leg, foot, and ankle in a car crash near Los Angeles. He later shared that surgeons nearly had to amputate his leg due to the severity of the damage, requiring multiple surgeries to repair it.
