Tiger Woods set for competitive return in TGL with eye on playing at Masters

[p]The 50-year-old underwent disc replacement surgery in October, the latest in a series of operations and injuries that have kept the American great sidelined from top-level competition since the 2024 British Open.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/woods-tiger/jcA2kkj7/"]Woods[/a] will play for Jupiter Links in the finals of the TGL, said the indoor simulator league, which combines technology with players from the PGA Tour.[/p][p][b]Woods has won five Masters titles, the most recent an epic 2019 victory that ended his 11-year major championship drought.[/b][/p][p]He suffered severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash.[/p][embed guid="0cfbdd7f-570a-4200-b923-f9bc03413915" url="https://x.com/i/status/2023835644783387059" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 2026 Masters at Augusta National is on April 9th-12th.[/p][p]Speaking last month, he refused to rule out playing at the Masters.[/p][p]He said he had progressed from chipping and putting practice to hitting full shots.[/p][p][b]"I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again," [/b]he said.[/p]