Rory McIlroy doesn't believe golf fans will get to see Tiger Woods competing on the PGA Tour this season, but wouldn't be surprised if the 15-time major champion attempts another comeback.

Two days prior to The PLAYERS teeing off, it was revealed that Tiger Woods sustained a partial tear in his Achilles and was forced to undergo surgery.

Tiger Woods' 2025 debut won't be at next week's Players Championship. The field for what's widely considered golf's "fifth major" was released late Friday afternoon, and Woods wasn't among the players listed.

It is expected that Tiger will next step onto the opening tee box at Augusta National when the 2025 Masters begins in April

Tiger Woods has passed on his final chance to play in the Players Championship. Woods' name was absent when the Players field for 2025 was released shortly after 5 p.m. ET by the PGA Tour. It’s his final year of eligibility off his victory in the Masters in 2019.

NBC announcer Brad Faxon shed some light on Tiger Woods' performance at Seminole Golf Club, spurring hope that he can play at TPC Sawgrass.