Tiger Woods has undergone yet another back surgery.
On Tuesday afternoon the 15-time major champion’s Twitter account shared a statement that said, “Tiger has recently undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment that was pinching his nerve after experiencing discomfort following the PNC Championship. His doctors and their team have determined it to be successful and expect him to make a full recovery.”
“I look forward to begin training and am focused on getting back on Tour,” Woods said via the release, which also stated he will not be competing at Torrey Pines or Riviera this year. He still plans to serve as host of The Genesis Invitational.
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) January 19, 2021
Woods, who also has had four surgeries on his left knee, first had microdiscectomy surgery on his back in March 2014 and then had two similar procedures in the fall of 2015. In April of 2017, he had an anterior lumbar interbody fusion surgery.
The 45-year-old has been sidelined before because of his troublesome back. He only played in one event in 2016 and three official events in 2017.
In 2018, his remarkable comeback from fusion surgery led to his first victory – the 2018 Tour Championship – since 2013. He also finished in a tie for sixth in the British Open and was runner-up to Brooks Koepka in the PGA Championship.
The following year, he won his fifth green jacket in the Masters. In the fall of 2019, he tied Sam Snead for the most victories – 82 – in PGA Tour history with his win in the Zozo Championship in Japan.
Woods played in just nine official events in 2020 and had just one top 10 – a tie for ninth in the Farmers Insurance Open, his first event of the year. In December, Woods teamed with his son, Charlie, to finish seventh in the PNC Championship.
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