Tiger Woods Undergoes Seventh Back Surgery
Golfer Tiger Woods underwent his seventh back surgery on Friday, this time to replace a disc in his lower back that was causing him pain and mobility issues. Woods announced the news in a social media post on Saturday, indicating that the surgery was performed in New York and that he considered it the right decision for his health and his problematic back. It was not specified how long he will be away from golf, although there is uncertainty about his possible participation in the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas or in the PNC Championship alongside his son, Charlie, both tournaments scheduled for December. The last time Woods competed was at the PNC Championship last year, where he lost in a playoff. This is Woods’ second surgery this year, following a procedure in March due to a rupture in his left Achilles tendon, and the second back surgery in the last 13 months. Woods explained that he consulted doctors and surgeons after experiencing pain and lack of mobility in his back.The first of Woods’ seven back surgeries was in April 2014, which eventually led to a fusion in his lower back in 2017. A year later, he won the Tour Championship and then achieved his 15th major and his fifth green jacket at the 2019 Masters. In February 2021, Woods suffered a car accident that fractured his right leg and ankle, which, according to him, almost resulted in amputation. Woods returned to competition a year later, at the 2022 Masters. Since the accident, Woods has participated in only 15 tournaments in the last four years, four of them in the PNC Championship, where he can use a cart during the 36-hole event.“The scanners determined that I had a collapsed disc at L4/5, disc fragments, and a compromised spinal canal. I opted to replace my disc yesterday, and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my back,” Woods wrote in Saturday’s post.
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