Until Tuesday evening, it was unclear whether Tiger Woods would make an appearance at this Masters. In the end, he did not.

Years down the road, Phil Mickelson and Tiger Woods would be obvious choices to become honorary starters at the Masters.

Five-times Masters champion Tiger Woods further strengthened his ties to Augusta National with the announcement on Monday ...

It’s not hard to imagine Tiger Woods bending at the knees and cautiously ... “Not in his mind,” Nicklaus said when I asked him at a press conference following the annual opening tee shots.

A five-time winner of the green jacket, Tiger Woods recently had surgery and will miss playing at Augusta National after an Achilles injury in March.