“As I began to ramp up my own training and practice at home, I felt a sharp pain in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured. This morning, Dr. Charlton Stucken of Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach, Florida performed a minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon. “The surgery went smoothly, and we expect a full recovery,” added Dr. Stucken. I am back home now and plan to focus on my recovery and rehab, thank you for all the support,” Woods said in a statement shared on his social media accounts.
Woods, 49, has dealt with several injuries in recent years, which included a near-death car accident that took place in February 2021. The legendary golfer underwent multiple surgeries on the injuries suffered in the single-vehicle accident, which included open fractures to both his tibia and fibula bones.
Woods, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential golfers of all-time ranks second all-time with 15 majors behind only Jack Nicklaus (18) and has 82 PGA Tour victories, tied with Sam Snead for the most all-time. The annual Masters Champions Dinner’ takes place at Augusta National two days before the opening round of the major tournament with the defending champion playing host to other past winners.
Scottie Scheffler, who won the event during two of the last three years, chose a menu that included “Papa Scheff’s Meatball and Ravioli Bites,” which he said was a specialty made by his father, Scott, during his childhood, as well as humorous nod to the No. 1 overall golfer puncturing his palm when he used a wine glass to cut ravioli he was making for Christmas dinner. Scheffler’s menu also included cheeseburger sliders and firecracker shrimp as appetizers, which he had previously served after his first Masters victory, a Texas-style chili as part of the first course, the choice of ribeye or redfish for the main course and warm chocolate chip skillet cookie with vanilla bean ice cream for dessert.
