Tiger Woods' reason for absence from Masters Champions Dinner revealed: 'Still can't put weight on his foot'

While it was known Tiger Woods wouldn't beryllium participating successful this year's Masters tournament, the yearly Masters Champions Dinner connected Tuesday nighttime mightiness person been successful the cards for the five-time winner.

However, of the 35 chairs that were reserved for past champions of the illustrious major, Woods wasn't among them.

Golfweek learned from 1971 Masters victor Charles Coody that Woods, who suffered an Achilles tear, inactive isn't capable to locomotion properly, hence his lack from the dinner. 

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Tiger Woods, who suffered an Achilles tear, inactive isn't capable to locomotion properly, hence his lack from the Masters Champions Dinner. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

"We were putting our jackets away, and the guys said that Tiger inactive can't enactment value connected his foot," Coody said. "They said his value tolerance conscionable isn't determination to ascent up those stairs."

Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon successful his near ft past month, rendering him obsolete for astatine slightest the 2025 run arsenic helium endures extended rehab. 

Woods announced the wounded past month, saying that helium felt a "sharp symptom successful my near Achilles," portion helium was trying to bid and signifier astatine location to get backmost connected the course. He underwent country soon thereafter, saying helium expects a afloat recovery. 

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"I americium backmost location present and program to absorption connected my betterment and rehab, convey you for each the support," helium added. 

Woods had been playing successful the TGL, a play simulator league founded by himself and Rory McIlroy. Woods teamed up with Tom Kim, Max Homa and Kevin Kisner for that venture. 

While Woods hasn't been connected the people recently, helium has made quality disconnected it, specifically aft confirming his narration to Vanessa Trump, the erstwhile woman of Donald Trump Jr.

Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon successful his near ft past month, rendering him obsolete for astatine slightest the 2025 run arsenic helium endures extended rehab. (ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

"Love is successful the aerial and beingness is amended with you by my side! We look guardant to our travel done beingness together. At this clip we would admit privateness for each those adjacent to our hearts.," Woods wrote successful his societal media station with Vanessa.

Woods is besides making immoderate quality this Masters week adjacent if he's not there. 

It was announced that helium volition beryllium designing a nine-hole, par-3 people astatine Augusta Municipal Golf Course, which is much commonly known arsenic the Patch, named for the rootlike gardens that were erstwhile adjacent the spot of Augusta National Golf Club. 

The renovation of the people volition beryllium funded by Augusta National arsenic good arsenic Woods' foundation, which is gathering an acquisition halfway for section nationalist students. The par-3 people volition beryllium known arsenic The Loop, which honors Augusta National caddies who would stitchery determination to play successful their spare time. 

Tiger Woods volition beryllium designing a nine-hole, par-3 people astatine Augusta Municipal Golf Course, which is much commonly known arsenic the Patch. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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"It's a momentous time for each of america astatine the TGR Foundation to beryllium capable to person this moment, to beryllium capable to bash this successful conjunction with Augusta," Woods said successful prerecorded remarks connected Monday, "and to bash thing astatine a spot that has meant truthful overmuch to maine successful my lifetime."

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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