Tiger Woods sends golf world into meltdown with shock tweet claiming he will play at the Masters… three weeks after surgery
Tiger Woods has announced he is set to play at the Masters next week in a stunning post on social media – but fans quickly realized all is not as it seems.
The golf legend, who underwent surgery just three weeks ago, wrote on X: ‘I can’t believe I am saying this, but a few weeks after rupturing my left Achilles, the sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber plus the explosive lifts my doctors and trainers have me ready to play the Masters next week! Can’t wait! See y’all on the course.’
Woods, 49, recently saw his hopes of a return to the course come crashing down when he ruptured his Achilles tendon while at home in Florida.
The 15-time major winner was preparing for his latest comeback when he felt a ‘sharp pain’ in his left heel, before he went under the knife on March 11.
And as a result, fans were quick to point out that his shock Masters claim, of course, was posted on April Fool’s Day.
‘I know the date you can’t fool me,’ one fan replied.
Tiger Woods has announced he is set to play at the Masters next week in a stunning post
Another commented: ‘Hard April Fools here bud. Can’t do this to our souls.’
A third put: ‘Tiger’s got April fools jokes’.
While one admitted: ‘i hate that i believed this for a second’.
Woods then came clean five minutes later after clarifying that he will not be returning to the course in Augusta next week while recovering from his op.
‘P.S. April Fools my Achilles is still a mess :),’ he posted.
