Tiger Woods trolls everyone with perfect April Fools' joke

Multiple major champion Tiger Woods briefly sent golf fans wild after he declared he will be playing in the 2025 Masters. 

Augusta National officials confirmed yesterday the 15-time major champion was officially out of the first men's major of the year.  

The 82-time PGA Tour winner ruptured his left Achilles last month whilst he was ramping his practice for the tradition unlike any other.

But that didn't stop the now 49-year-old from having some fun on April Fools' day. 

"I can't believe I am saying this," Woods said in a rare statement published on his social media profiles. 

"But a few weeks after rupturing my left Achilles, the sleeping in a hyperbaric chamber plus the explosive lifts my doctors and trainers have me ready to play the Masters next week! Can't wait! See y'all on the course."

Four minutes after hitting 'send', Woods added: "P.S. April Fools my Achilles is still a mess :)"

Tournament officials confirmed the inevitable about Woods on Monday afternoon. 

Woods' name was not listed in the official 2025 Masters field. 

It was expected seeing as even in a best case scenario it is predicted that Woods will take several months to recover from his latest setback.

The golfer has made fleeting appearances since his car crash in February 2021. 

He has played in the annual parent/child PGA Tour event with his teenage son Charlie every December.

And he's also participated in several TGL events. 

But his official record since his return to action in 2022 makes for grim reading. 

He has only managed to play all four rounds of an official PGA Tour event three times in the past four seasons. 

His abbreviated 2024 season was particularly disappointing. 

Woods began the year by declaring that he wanted to play at least one event per month. 

He was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational with a sickness bug and, although he made the cut at The Masters, finished dead last. 

Woods missed the cut at the PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open. 

He has not spoken publicly about his latest surgery yet.

Whether he will make it to Augusta next week to watch the action unfold remains to be seen. 

In other Woods news, he has finally confirmed that he is in a romantic relationship with Vanessa Trump. 

U.S. gossip magazines had speculated for weeks that he was dating the former daughter-in-law of American president Donald Trump. 

Woods revealed they were an item with what many viewed as a bizarre statement. 

He posted a pictures of himself an Vanessa on social media, saying: "Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together."

"At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts."

It was unclear what prompted the announcement.

His previous relationship was with Erica Herman. 

The split with his former restaurant manager ended acrimoniously.