Woods isn't sure when he's going to return to competitive golf, but he still has thoughts on some of the pressing issues facing the sport.

Still, questions remain as to whether a deal is every going to come to fruition. Just last week, reports came out that the PIF is working on negotiating a deal with the DP World Tour, and LIV Golf continues to negotiate with PGA Tour players ahead of the 2025 season for both leagues.

Tiger Woods hasn't played in a competitive tournament since the The Open, but that doesn't mean he hasn't been busy. Serving on the PGA Tour Policy Board and PGA Tour Enterprises Board of Directors, the 48-year-old has taken a front-row seat when it comes to shaping of the future of the men's professional game.

Looks like it's going to be more than a bit before we see Tiger Woods on the golf course. It certainly won't be this year. The 48-year-old Woods withdrew from this week's Hero World Challenge, an unofficial event he hosts in the Bahamas.

Throughout his career Tiger Woods has been reticent about his numerous injuries and physical challenges, so it comes as no great surprise that the 15-time major winner never let on that his chronically troubled back grew increasingly dysfunctional as he attempted to compete in a handful of events in 2024.

In his first press conference since the Open Championship in July, Tiger discussed the status of a possible deal between the PGA Tour and the PIF that could help end golf's civil war

Tiger Woods is not playing in the 2024 Hero World Challenge due to a variety of nagging injuries. On Tuesday, while holding court as host for his annual tournament in the Bahamas, the 15-time major champion expressed uncertainty about his return to the golf course following a sixth back surgery this September.

Tiger Woods said Tuesday that he's not close to being physically ready to play in PGA Tour tournaments and has a "long way to go" before he's able to compete against the world's best golfers again. Woods,

Tiger Woods wanted to play his event this week in the Bahamas, the Hero World Challenge. But after his latest back surgery Sep. 13, his body wasn’t quite ready. “I’m not tournament sharp yet,” Woods said Tuesday at his pre-tournament news conference.

Tiger Woods gives an update on his recent back surgery and explains how long it will be before he can compete.