Tiger Woods says possible Masters return will be a ‘game-time decision’

• Fifteen-time major champion plays back nine at Augusta
• Woods could make remarkable return following 2021 car crash

Tiger Woods will make a last-minute call on whether to stage an incredible comeback at the Masters but every available indication so far suggests the 15-time major champion will take to the first tee at Augusta National on Thursday.

Woods has not played main tour golf since the rescheduled Masters of November 2020. In February 2021 Woods suffered severe leg injuries including open fractures in a car crash in California, after which he admitted he was lucky to be alive. Woods subsequently spoke of a competitive return but nobody had predicted that would transpire at the first major of the year, especially given Augusta's hilly terrain. That reality is now tantalisingly close.