Donald Trump says Tiger Woods will NOT be playing at The Masters in bombshell claim about golf legend

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Tiger Woods will not be competing at the upcoming Masters, according to President Donald Trump.

Without revealing the source of his intelligence, the 79-year-old told Fox News on Thursday that the five-time Masters champion will not play at next month's tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Interestingly, Woods is currently dating Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Trump's oldest son, Donald Jr. 

'I love Tiger, but he won't be there,' Trump told The Five. 'He'll be there, but he won't be playing in it.'

Woods recently said he is 'trying' to play in the tournament and plans to attend the Champions Dinner.

The 50-year-old also admitted he 'got his a** kicked' on his long-awaited return to golf on Tuesday night. The 15-time major champion was supported by his girlfriend Vanessa Trump - and her daughter Kai - as his Jupiter Links GC lost the finals of the second season of TGL.

Woods later addressed The Masters. 

Tiger Woods will not be competing at the upcoming Masters, according to Donald Trump

Trump gives Woods the Medal of Freedom during a ceremony in the Rose Garden in 2019

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links GC gets a hug and kiss from Vanessa Trump before match against Los Angeles Golf Club during the TGL finals at SoFi Center earlier this week

He would not confirm whether or not he will play at Augusta, insisting only: 'I've been trying. It's just this body doesn't recover like when I was 24, 25. It doesn't mean I'm not trying - I've been trying for a while.

'I've had a couple of back injuries the past year that I've had to fight through and it's taken some time. But I keep trying.

'I want to play, I've loved the tournament, I've loved being there since I was 19 years old. So it's meant a lot to me and my family over the years and I'm going to be there either way.'

When asked if he will leave it until the days leading up to the first round to decide, Woods added: 'I don't know, we'll see how it goes. I'll be practicing playing at home this week and keep trying to make progress.'