Tiger Woods all but certain to miss Masters after rupturing achilles at home

15-time major winner has emergency surgery in FloridaWoods has not played on tour since 2024 Open at Troon

Tiger Woods is a near certainty to miss the Masters for just the fifth time since his debut in 1995 after confirming emergency surgery on a ruptured achilles, sustained while training at home.

Woods has not played an individual event since missing the cut at the Open Championship last summer. He is a notable absentee from the Players Championship this week, with a lack of appearances in the early part of this year partly due to the death of his mother in early February.

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