Tiger Woods may be sidelined with a ruptured Achilles, but he’s hardly idle. While his return to competition remains uncertain, Woods has stepped into a bigger role off the course, leading the PGA Tour’s new Future Competitions Committee . His absence leaves fans waiting, and rivals eager for the day he tees it up again.

One of them is Ernie Els, who is counting down the days until Woods turns eligible for the PGA Tour Champions. “Beat us again … if you can,” Els says in a message to Tiger Woods. Els himself is coming down from the high of finishing 2nd at last week’s 2025 Ally Challenge. So, the spirit is the same, only Woods is absent. But what happens when Woods decides to go head-to-head with him on any given day?

Els says he will take him down. Or, at least, hopes so. “I hope s

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