Tiger Woods announced on Tuesday, April 1 that he's already healed from Achilles surgery in time to compete at the Masters next week. It turned out to be an April Fools' joke.

If you aren't paying attention to the date on the calendar, Tiger Woods gave you hope that he would be playing in the 2025 Masters less than one month after undergoing surgery on his Achilles. In an April Fools' Day post on X, Woods joked that his doctors and trainers have him ready to play at Augusta next week.

Tiger Woods took to social media on Tuesday to play an April Fool's prank on golf fans, giving false hope he could overcome an injury to play in next week's Masters.Woods announced last month he suffered the injury and underwent tendon repair surgery while training in advance of the Masters.

Tiger Woods decided to use April 1 -- yes, yes April Fools' Day -- to say this to the world: "I can’t believe I am saying this, 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!