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Tiger Woods hints at possible return at December golf tournament
Tiger Woods says he is feeling better and training as he considers a return to competitive golf.
The 50-year-old will attend the Hero World Challenge, a tournament he hosts in the Bahamas that begins on December 3, but he has not confirmed he will play.
Woods is not yet in the announced field, though three exemption spots remain.
He has not played a PGA Tour event since missing the cut at The Open in 2024, and has since had an Achilles tendon rupture and back surgery.
A DUI arrest delayed his planned comeback; in September, he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges and agreed to a five-year driving ban.
If he does not play at the Hero World Challenge, he could compete with his son Charlie at the PNC Championship from December 17 to 20, or return in TGL, whose season begins on December 27.
Tiger Woods hinted that he could play at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, which begins on December 3.
The 50-year-old said he was feeling better and had been training.
Woods has not played a PGA Tour event since missing the cut at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon.
He is not currently in the Hero World Challenge field, but three exemption spots remain.
He could also return at the PNC Championship or during the new TGL season, which begins on December 27.
- Who
- Tiger Woods, a 15-time major champion.
- What
- He hinted he could play at the Hero World Challenge, which he hosts.
- When
- The event begins on December 3, 2026; Woods made the comments on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- The Hero World Challenge is in the Bahamas.
- Why
- Woods said he was feeling better and had been training; he attends the event as host whether or not he plays.
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Woods missed the cut at Royal Troon, his most recent PGA Tour event.
Woods was involved in a car crash in Florida.
Woods pleaded no contest to a reduced reckless-driving charge and was banned from driving for five years.
Woods said he was feeling better, had been training and would be at the Hero World Challenge.
The Hero World Challenge is scheduled to begin in the Bahamas.
- Hero World Challenge
- Begins December 3, 2026
- Current field
- Woods is not listed; three exemption spots remain
- Last PGA Tour event
- 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon
- Driving ban
- Five years
- TGL season
- Begins December 27
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What people are saying
I'm feeling better, no doubt about that. I've been training quite a bit. I will be at Hero [World Challenge]. I'm there either way, so I'll see you there.
I'm feeling better, no doubt about that, I've been training quite a bit.
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Tiger Woods says he's "feeling better" and has been training quite a bit. "I will be at Hero [World Challenge]. I'm there either way, so I'll see you there!" Could we see Tiger on the course at the Hero in less than a month?