Tiger Woods misses Masters dinner at Augusta, a month after Achilles tear plunged career into fresh doubt
Tiger Woods missed the iconic Champions dinner at Augusta on Tuesday night as he continues his recovery from the Achilles tear that has plunged his career into fresh doubt.
Organziers shared this year’s picture of the Augusta winners at the 2025 gathering, hosted by last year’s champion Scottie Scheffler. But the absence of Woods was the most striking aspect, especially given how fans were desperate for a sighting of the 49-year-old after his latest injury setback.
It is the second time he has missed the event – the first was in 2021 when it was held two months after the serious car accident where he could have lost his leg.
Woods announced in March that he had surgery to repair an Achilles rupture after hurting himself practicing at home.
The 49-year-old gave no timeline on when he expects to be compete again.
But days after the announcement, Daily Mail exclusively revealed that the golfing great was dating Vanessa Trump – the ex-wife of President Trump’s son Donald Jr.
Woods then took to social media to confirm the news, sharing two pictures of himself with Vanessa and captioning the post: ‘Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side!
‘We look forward to our journey through life together. At this time we would appraciate privacy for those close to our hearts.’
President Trump also revealed that Woods, who played a round of golf with in February before he went to the Super Bowl in New Orleans, told him that he had was dating Vanessa.
‘He told me about it, and I said, ‘Tiger, that’s good, that’s good.’ I’m very happy for you both. Just let them both be happy. Let them both be happy. They’re both great,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office earlier this month.
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