Mark Cannizzaro Tiger Woods still looms over Masters in latest chapter of complicated Augusta relationship By Mark Cannizzaro Published April 4, 2026, 11:47 a.m. ET Tiger Woods of the United States acknowledges the crowd while walking to the 18th green during the final round of the 2024 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2024 in Augusta, Georgia. Getty Images AUGUSTA, Ga. — One of the most intriguing and imposing storylines to the 2026 Masters is a player who will not even be in Augusta this week.
Tiger Woods, a five-time winner of the green jacket, will loom heavily over this Masters week — even though he’s out of the country undergoing a comprehensive rehab program to help him with a prescription drug addiction.
This stems from his March 27 car crash near his home in Jupiter Beach, Fla., where he flipped his Range Rover after clipping the back of a flatbed truck while driving more than 30 mph above the speed limit.
Woods, thankfully was unhurt, but he was arrested for suspicion of DUI and put in jail for eight hours. Four days later, he announced on his X account that he was going to step away from golf and enter rehab.
