Tiger Woods has not competed in an official PGA Tour event since missing the cut at the 2024 Open Championship, hampered by a series of back surgeries including a disk replacement in October 2025, an Achilles rupture, and a March 2026 car accident that led to DUI charges and rehab. Recent October 2026 footage from a Pebble Beach exhibition showed smooth iron swings with no visible pain, and Woods appeared fit at his TGR Junior Invitational, yet he has issued no confirmed schedule for the few remaining 2026 events. Traders view the limited calendar window, his history of setbacks, and focus on 2027 possibilities such as the Genesis Invitational as the dominant factors behind the strong consensus against a 2026 appearance.