The absence of Tiger Woods by Augusta National was felt on Tuesday night when he adjusted to Masters Victors gathered to celebrate the winner of 2024 Scottie Scheffler at the annual Champions dinner.
Woods, five times Masters winner, did not attend the famous dinner, since he continues to recover from an Achilles injury suffered last month.
“We were keeping our jackets and the boys said Tiger still can’t put weight on his foot,” said Charles Coody, the winner of the 1971 masters, according to the golf week. “They said that weight tolerance is simply not there to climb those stairs.”
Vijay Singh, who retired from the mastery due to an injury, skipped Tuesday’s dinner on the second floor of the Club House, along with Sandy Lyle, who cited “personal reasons,” according to Golf Week.
Woods, 49, revealed in March that Achilles’ left tendon broke while training at home and underwent surgery.
“When I began to increase my own training and practice at home, I felt acute pain in my left Achilles, which was considered to break,” said the 15 -time important champion in a statement in social networks.
“This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken or Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, made a minimally invasive Achilles tendons repair for a broken tendon.”
Woods last competed in a tournament during the summer at the British Open of 2024.
His last Masters victory was in 2019.
Through a challenging 2025, who also saw the loss of his mother, Kultida, Woods has supported his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex -wife of President Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr.
Woods confirmed his romance with Vanessa, 47, at the end of March.
Tuesday’s Dinner presented a Cured Menu of Scheffler, 28, who now competes for consecutive teachers titles.
The night, which was described as “calmer than normal” by the champion of the 1973 teachers, Tommy Aaron, also presented the return of Victor Angel Cabrera, which served 30 months for assaults against his former partners. It was released in 2023.
The first round of the Masters 2025 begins on Thursday.
