Is Tiger Woods playing in the 2025 PGA Championship after Achilles injury?
It's time for the 2025 PGA Championship.
The second men's major championship of the year begins Thursday at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, where 156 golfers will battle it out for a chance to hoist the Wanamaker Trophy. However, one of the most notable champions isn't going to be in the Queen City.
Tiger Woods ruptured his Achilles in March and will be one of numerous past PGA champions not playing.
Tiger Woods Achilles injury update
Woods, the 15-time major champion, ruptured his left Achilles while ramping up training to return to competitive golf. He underwent a successful procedure to repair the tendon, which Woods deemed minimally invasive. Woods is expected to make a full recovery, per Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida, who performed the surgery.
There's no timetable for Woods' return, though he's likely not to play until later this year or early in 2026.
Will Tiger Woods attend the PGA Champions Dinner?
It's unlikely Woods attends the PGA Champions Dinner, as he was not in attendance at the Masters Champions Dinner, which is a more notable evening of past champs gathering.
How many times has Tiger Woods missed the PGA?
This will be the sixth time Tiger Woods has missed the PGA Championship in his career since making his debut in 1997. He missed playing in 2008, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2023, and now 2025. Since finishing runner-up at Bellerive in 2018, he has missed the cut twice and withdrew after the third round in 2022 at Southern Hills.
How many times has Tiger Woods won the PGA?
Woods has won the PGA four times, his first coming in record fashion in 1999 for his second overall major title. His wins came in pairs, the first in 1999 and 2000, the latter being the third of four straight for his Tiger Slam, and the next two PGA wins coming in 2006 and 2007.
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