FILE - Tiger Woods watches his son, Charlie Woods, putt on the 18th green during the final round of the PNC Championship golf tournament, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) Charlie Woods, the 16-year-old son of golf legend Tiger Woods, fell short in his bid to qualify for the 2025 U.S. Open after shooting a 3-over-par 75 at Wellington Golf Club in Florida on Thursday. His score left him seven strokes behind the qualifying mark of 68, marking the second consecutive year he has failed to make it past the local qualifier.While Woods' performance
Much to the chagrin of golf fans everywhere, Tiger Woods won't be playing in the Masters this year - if he even steps on the golf course at all in 2025 it might be a miracle.Earlier this year the 15-time major champion announced he suffered a torn Achilles while attempting to ramp up for the season.Advertisement'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
Tiger Woods and his girlfriend Vanessa Trump have been no-shows at the Masters, despite the legendary golfer's storied history with the tournament and Vanessa's interest in the sport.But why?For starters, Woods is dealing with a serious injury. According to USA Today, Woods skipped the Masters for the first time since 2021.AdvertisementOn March 11, the golfing legend revealed on X that he had ruptured his Achilles tendon.'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,' he wrote.'This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of
Nearly every golf fan on the planet knows Tiger Woods isn't teeing it up at the Masters this weekend after undergoing surgery to repair a torn Achilles in March.'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 repair for a ruptured tendon,' he said in a statement at the time.AdvertisementWhat fans don't seem to know, though, is the physical toll taken
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