Tiger Woods' jet landed in Augusta less than 2 weeks before the Masters, fueling speculation that the 5-time winner may play

• Tiger Woods has not played competitive golf since being in a car accident 13 months ago that nearly cost him a leg.
• A flight tracker showed Woods' jet arriving in Augusta two weeks before the tournament.

Is Tiger Woods going to return to competitive golf at the Masters in two weeks?

The idea seems crazy, given that just 13 months ago he was in a car accident that nearly cost him a leg. And yet we keep seeing signs that suggest Woods is at least thinking about playing in the tournament he has won five times.

The latest sign is a flight tracker for Woods' private jet that shows the plane heading toward Augusta nine days before the event.

A video later confirmed that Woods' jet did land in Augusta.

Update: Tiger Woods played 18 holes with his son Charlie Woods and Justin Thomas.

This comes a week after some noticed that Woods is still listed on the Masters' website as a 2022 player and not as a former champion not playing. Phil Mickelson is listed among the latter category of players, pulling out of the event two weeks ago.

This all could still be a big nothing-burger.

There had been speculation that he would compete in Wednesday's Par-3 contest for fun. In addition, nobody would be surprised to see Woods at the Champions Dinner on the eve of the event.

Buuuuuuutttttt ... If Tiger has no intention of playing in the Masters, why hasn't he told Augusta National yet? And if Woods is planning to head to Georgia for a quick nine holes and dinner on Wednesday night before the event, why is he going up there this early?

It is easy to imagine that this would be the perfect time to get some practice rounds, to see if his leg is up for the grueling hills of Augusta National.

Or maybe we all just have a case of "wishful thinking."