The 2024 season was highly anticipated, with the 15-time major champion confirming he would be playing more this year. Fans were excited to see Tiger Woods back in action. However, at his first event of the year, the Genesis Invitational, the 48-year-old succumbed to influenza and withdrew after two rounds. He then teed up at Augusta National and made the cut for a record-breaking 24th consecutive time, though he finished at the bottom of the leaderboard.
Three more starts remained for the PGA Tour star, but he struggled to make an impact. Woods missed the cuts at the U.S. Open, the PGA Championship, and The Open and didn’t play again for the rest of the 2024 season. With his body stiffer than before and constant battles with pain, the 48-year-old underwent another back surgery in September to ease his game in the upcoming season. Since then, Woods has been rehabilitating, aiming to return to form and at least make the cut in the events he plays.
When will he play again in 2024? Woods was expected to attend the TW Invitational held at Pebble Beach. However, his friends, Gary Woodland and Max Homa, made appearances at the game day and afterparty, as Woods missed it due to his surgery. The Hero World Challenge is set to begin on November 30, and Woods has never missed it—not even in 2023. Thus, he is expected to tee up in Albany, Bahamas, for the first time since his surgery, as Today’s Golfer reported.
If his rehabilitation process takes longer, however, the 82-time PGA Tour winner may miss the Bahamas event, leaving fans disappointed once more. Over the next two months, the 48-year-old is set to have a packed schedule, likely appearing more than he did in 2024.
What’s the December plan for Tiger Woods?
He has made a total of six appearances at the father-and-son, PNC Championship with his youngest 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, Charlie Woods. Last year, the 48-year-old even had his daughter, Sam Woods caddie for him at Ritz Carlton, Florida. Undoubtedly, Woods enjoys teeing up at the PNC Championship and he would probably do it this year as well. If his 2023 schedule is followed, Woods will surely play in the PNC Championship, starting on December 19.
And then a month later, Mr. T will be integrating his brain𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, TGL, in Palm Beach. The simulator league was delayed for 12 months after the venue was destroyed last year. But this time, all the preparations have been completed, and the schedule for Woods’ team, Jupiter Links, is out too. In January, the 48-year-old and his team will tee up against Collin Morikawa’s Los Angeles GC and Rory McIlroy’s Boston Common Golf on January 14th and 27th, respectively.
There will be three more matches between February and March, against the remaining three teams. Also, the PGA Tour gave Woods a ‘Lifetime Achievement Exemption’ for all its signature events, which indicates that apart from the majors, Tiger Woods will have more tournaments he could play. The question is if he will be able to.
