Golf without Tiger Woods was inevitable simply because of age. He turns 50 at the end of this year and once leaned on the adage that “Father Time remains undefeated.” But for Woods, it has been the mother lode of injuries that is keeping him from going out on his own terms.

It was just over a week ago when Steve Stricker, an 18-time winner on the PGA Tour Champions, was musing about Tiger Woods playing senior golf in 2026 after Woods turns 50 next December. “There are so many unknowns there,

After it was confirmed that he would miss this Players Championships, Woods' only footprint at this event was wrapped around the shoulders of Vilips.