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This Is (Probably) the End: Tiger’s latest big injury feels different
Injuries have been the constant in Tiger Woods’ career since 2008, when he supermanned his way through a left knee injury to win an all-time U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Some of those injuries have been severe — his constant back ailments, his disfigured right leg after a 2021 single-car crash — so it’s not new to wonder if Woods’ competitive playing days might be over. But this time feels different.
Woods had surgery Tuesday to repair his ruptured left Achilles tendon, the same tissue that bugged him many injuries ago in 2011 and ‘12. He is out indefinitely. You should not expect to see him play in the majors this year. In 2024, he played in all four but missed cuts everywhere but the Masters. His only other start was at his own tournament, where he withdrew in the middle of the second round because of illness.
Tiger is Tiger, but the human body is the human body, and his will be 50 next season. That was Phil Mickelson’s age when he became the…
