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Tiger Woods may be down, but his former right-hand man doesn’t think he’s out.
Joe LaCava was Woods’ caddy when he broke his 11-year major tournament drought and miraculously won the 2019 Masters, his first green jacket since 2005.
Woods is now 50 years old and, of late, his performances on the field have been enough to forget.
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Tiger Woods celebrates with caddy Joe LaCava on the 18th green after winning the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 14, 2019. (David Cannon/Getty Images)
But LaCava, now in Patrick Cantlay’s bag, isn’t putting “anything” beyond the 15-time Grand Slam champion, who certainly has a flair for the dramatic.
“He’s got something in him and he’s shown it. But yeah, that’s the hope for me. He’s done everything, right?” LaCava told The Athletic when asked if he could one day compete at Augusta again.
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“He’s going to be over 50, I understand that. But I wouldn’t put anything past the guy. So I would never rule him out.”
LaCava said he has not contacted Woods since his DUI arrest, but instead “left him alone and allowed him to figure it out on his own.”
“He’s got to help himself, which is what I hope he does. But I haven’t made any contact with him…” LaCava said.
Golfer Tiger Woods stands next to his overturned vehicle on Jupiter Island, Florida, on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jason Oteri/AP)
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“He probably has enough people texting him and harassing him, right? I don’t need to bother him. I care about him a lot. I’m not mad at him. He knows that. He knows I care deeply about him. He has enough things to do, so I’m sure we’ll communicate once he gets back home. I guess he doesn’t have access to his phone anyway.”
In 14 majors since his last victory, he has failed to finish in the top 20. It’s his longest streak since failing to finish in the top 20 in the first six majors of his career in 1995 and 1996. In his last 26 majors, he has only four top-20 finishes.
Since finishing tied for ninth at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish in his 18 official events since then has been a tie for 37th at the 2020 PGA Championship.
He hasn’t competed since 2024, when he competed in just five events: the Genesis Invitational and all four majors. He withdrew from the Genesis, finished last in the Masters and missed the cut in the other majors.
Tiger Woods celebrates during the trophy presentation after winning the Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia. (Allen Eyestone/The Augusta Chronicle Distribution: Palm Beach Post)
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Woods tore his Achilles tendon last year just before the Masters, returning from the injury in the Golf League championship just four days before his arrest.
