The PGA Tour continues this week with the fourth and final major championship of the year, the British Open on July 17-20.
One of the most famous golfers of all time, Tiger Woods, is still competing at the age of 49 but will not be competing this weekend. Woods announced he underwent surgery to repair his left Achilles after rupturing it while training at home.
A recovery time for an Achilles rupture tends to be between 6-12 months. Woods will be out for the foreseeable future and his return is undetermined.
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The 2-time Fed Ex Cup Champion last participated in the British Open in 2024. He was cut after round 2 finishing 14 over par. He has not come back to the PGA Tour scene since.
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Tiger Woods major history
Woods’ career matches or even surpasses most golfers in history. He has 82 PGA Tour wins in his 29-year career. He began in 1996 and won his first major, the Masters, in 1997 at the age of 21. He became the youngest ever to win a major and three years later became the youngest to complete a grand slam, winning all four major tournaments.
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His last win was in 2019 in the ZOZO Championship and the Masters.
Tiger Woods British Open wins
Woods has won many majors in his career and the British Open is one major he has won multiple times. His first British Open was the major that helped him complete the golf grand slam.
2000: Set a record 19-under-par score and winning by eight strokes.
2005: Woods claimed victory by five strokes.
2006: He defeated runner-up Chris DiMarco by two strokes.
This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Tiger Woods: British Open availability, current status after injury
