Tiger says he's better, 'training quite a bit' as Hero Challenge decision looms

Tiger Woods, who hasn't played competitive golf since the TGL finals in December, said he's "feeling better" and "training quite a bit" ahead of the Hero World Challenge, a tournament that he hosts in the Bahamas that begins on Dec. 3.

Prior to the TGL finals, the 50-year-old Woods last played competitively in March 2025 before rupturing an Achilles tendon and then having a seventh back surgery later that year. He hasn't competed on the PGA Tour since he missed the cut in the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.

"I'm feeling better, no doubt about that," Woods told Sirius XM PGA Tour Radio in an interview that aired Tuesday. "I've been training quite a bit. I will be…