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USA Today
10-04-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
MLB legend Ken Griffey Jr. is a photographer at the 2025 Masters
MLB legend Ken Griffey Jr. is a photographer at the 2025 Masters Show Caption Hide Caption Rory McIlroy soaks up family fun at Masters Par 3 Contest Rory McIlroy says the Par 3 Contest is the perfect way to relax with friends and family before Masters pressure kicks in. The Masters Editor's note: Follow USA TODAY Sports for live updates and analysis from the first round of the Masters. Ken Griffey Jr.'s passion for photography has taken him to Augusta National. Griffey, who blasted 630 career home runs with one of the sweetest swings, was among a group of credentialed photographers at the Masters, snapping shots during the Honorary Starter ceremony. The Baseball Hall of Famer is covering the tournament for the first time. Griffey has been seen snapping shots at many marquee sporting events, including the Super Bowl and World Series. He told USA TODAY Sports in 2024 that he picked up photography watching his kids play sports "because nobody bothers the photographer, really." Griffey played in the major leagues from 1999-2010 with the Seattle Mariners, Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016. The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast. Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more.
USA Today
11-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Tiger Woods injury update: Achilles surgery forces golf star to miss 2025 Masters
Tiger Woods injury update: Achilles surgery forces golf star to miss 2025 Masters Show Caption Hide Caption Joe Highsmith calls the Masters 'the most incredible place on earth' Joe Highsmith won the 2025 Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, a victory that earned him his first-ever invitation to the Masters. Tiger Woods had recently been ramping up his training regimen in an effort to play in the 2025 Masters. However, he appears to have pushed himself a bit too far. On Tuesday, March 11, less than one month away from the start of the tournament, Woods announced that he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles tendon in his left leg. Although Woods has not played in a PGA Tour event since the 2024 Open last summer, there was still hope that he'd be able to make it to the Masters, a tournament he has only missed once since 2018 (2021). Woods had previously expressed intent to play in the 2025 Genesis Invitational at Torrey Pines, but was forced to withdraw just days before the competition after his mother passed away. Golf News: Scottie Scheffler dishes on the challenge of being the No. 1 player in the world Tiger Woods injury update Woods ruptured his Achilles while training. Woods has undergone numerous surgeries over the past several years, and even had one as recently as September 2024, when he underwent back surgery. How long will Woods be out? It's unclear at this time, but a similar Achilles injury happened to fellow golfer Bernhard Langer in February last year. He returned just three months later and even won a tournament, the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, that November. While Langer (67) is much older than Woods (49), Woods' injury history and the injury itself are much more serious, which makes a three-month timetable rather aggressive, according to Golfweek's Cameron Jourdan. Jourdan explains that while Langer tore his Achilles, Woods ruptured it, meaning the tendon is fully severed. Tiger Woods: A list of Tiger Woods' injuries through the years
