On Tuesday, with the Players Championship heating up, Tiger Woods grabbed the headlines, announcing he had undergone surgery for a torn achilles that will likely keep him sidelined through much of 2025.

A prominent commentator has written off Tiger Woods' hopes of returning to top-level golf, branding him a "recreational golfer".

Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he recently underwent surgery to repair a left Achilles injury, one that will likely keep him out for the Masters—and potentially the entire 2025 season.On Wednesday,

Tiger Woods is out of the Masters and probably for the rest of the year after surgery for a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Take all the recovery time you need, Tiger Woods. For a player who's done so much for the game of golf, he deserves all the time he needs. Woods announced Tuesday he suffered another injury and will not play the rest of the season.