In Woods' first appearance of the 2020-21 PGA Tour, he missed the cut at the rescheduled U.S. Open in mid-September. At the ZOZO Championship, which had relocated from the Greater Tokyo Area to Lake Sherwood, California due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Woods finished tied for 72nd. Woods' last tournament of 2020 was The Masters, rescheduled from April to November, where he finished tied for 38th.