Tiger Woods undergoes ‘successful’ surgery in his back
Now, Tiger Woods announced overnight he’s had a seventh back surgery on a collapsed disc in his spine, but it’s unknown when or if he’ll return to action. Woods, who’s not played since the 2024 Open at Royal True, and had the successful surgery in New York on Friday. It’s the second time he’s had back surgery in just over a year. And he also had a tendon repaired in March this year, having ruptured his Achilles while practicing. The 15-time major winner turns 50 in December and wasn’t named in the field for the Hero World Challenge, which he hosts in the Bahamas that month. Well, Woods explained his decision in a post on X. After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with doctor and surgeons to have tests taken. The scans determined that I had a collapsed disc in the L45, disc fragments, and a compromised spinal canal. I opted to have my disc replaced yesterday and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my
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Tiger Woods has suffered a further injury setback after confirming that he has undergone “successful” surgery on his back to try and limit “pain and a lack of mobility”.
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14 Comments
“Successful back surgery in his back”? You don’t say? I thought he got back surgery in his knee
Which one is successful back surgery in his back?. Where else would a back surgery be done, on the thigh?.
Anyway, we wish him a quick recovery.
😂😂😂 you beat me to this exact comment
"back surgery" in his "back" – Gee, thanks Sky, for demystifying that complexity
Nahh I thought he had a back surgery in his toe
That's great, just last week my back surgery was unsuccessful because they did it in my forehead actually
When will he be back after going back for more back surgery in his back?
The TV seems struggling to impress Tiger Woods!!
The best ever
Just stop reporting about his surgeries.
Thought he got the back surgery on his leg,thank you sky for clarifying 😂🤦
Well he is hardly going to have back surgery on his head. Ffs 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Slow sports news at it again…
Why is gary neville still employed by sky sports