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Tiger Woods underwent surgery after another serious injury.
Woods, 49, announced Saturday that he recently passed lumbar disc Surgery to replace a collapsed disc and damaged spinal canal.
“After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted doctors and surgeons to get tested. The scan showed that I had a collapsed disc at L4/5, disc fragments and spinal canal damage,” Woods said in a statement.
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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club waves to fans as he is introduced at the start of a TMRW Golf League match against Boston Common Golf on January 27, 2025 in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
“Yesterday I decided to replace the disc and I already know that I made the right decision regarding my health and my back.”
For Woods, it is the latest health setback in a series of devastating injuries and subsequent procedures in recent years.
Woods had surgery in September to repair a pinched nerve in his lower back and has already been sidelined from the PGA Tour this year while he recovers from a torn Achilles tendon he suffered in March.
Woods infamously suffered multiple leg injuries when he was involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident in the Los Angeles area on February 23, 2021.
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Tiger Woods hits his shot from the 13th tee during the second round of the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass on May 11, 2018 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
Since finishing ninth at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish in the subsequent 18 official events was a tie for 37th at the 2020 PGA Championship.
Last year he took part in only five tournaments, one of which was the Genesis Invitational, and the other four were majors. He withdrew from Genesis, finished last at the Masters and missed the last three Majors.
This comes after he only competed in the Genesis and Masters tournaments in 2023, where he finished in 45th place and withdrew from the tournament respectively. In 2022, he played in the Masters (47th), the PGA Championship (withdrew) and the Open Championship (missed).
When Woods seemed to be turning back the clock, hope seemed false. In 2018, he finished second in the FedEx Cup standings. He won the Masters in 2019.
It's been a rough patch since then for Woods, who has failed to finish in the top 20 in 14 majors since winning the green jacket in 2019. This is his longest such streak since he failed to finish in the top 20 in the first six majors of his career in 1995 and 1996. In his last 26 majors, he has finished in the top 20 only four times.
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Tiger Woods (right) and his son Charlie Woods (left) prepare to tee off on the third hole during the final round of the PNC Championship on December 18, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolchinski)
After the U.S. Open, Woods, who turns 50 in December, admitted it “may or may not” be his last tournament. His latest injury raises even more questions about his future.
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