(Golf news) Golf legend Tiger Woods was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame  at the PGA Tour headquarters in Florida on Wednesday. Woods has won 15 majors, second behind Jack Nicklaus' 18 and a joint-record 82 times on the PGA Tour. The 46 year old is currently recovering from the injuries he sustained in a car crash in 2021 and missed out on the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

Despite playing with his son in December, Woods is yet to set a date for his return to the PGA Tour. At the ceremony, Woods was introduced by his daughter Sam and was inducted alongside former PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, four-time major winner Susie Maxwell and course developer and architect Marion Hollins. 

Speaking before the Players Championship, Rory McIlroy said “He was going to be a Hall of Famer when he was five years old. He's been an inspiration for so many of us. We – all that are playing here this week – have to thank Tiger for where the game is and where the Tour is." Woods recently won $8 million for generating more media interest than any other golfer as well as PGA Tour's Player Impact Programme. His last official PGA Tour event was the 2020 Masters.

Having been seriously injured in a car crash, Woods was not seen publicly for a year and in late November last year, the golfer posted an image on Twitter of him hitting golf balls with the caption "making progress" which attracted 7.8 million views. He partnered with his son Charlie in the PNC Championship – a parent-child exhibition event a month later and the duo finished 2nd, making 11 consecutive birdies in the final round.

Woods drew level with Sam Snead on 82 PGA Tour wins at the ZOZO Championship in Japan in October 2019.

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