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Tiger Woods undergoes fifth back surgery

Back surgery means Tiger Woods will miss the Farmers Insurance Open and Genesis Invitational, and faces a race to be fit for the Masters.

By Dom Farrell
Tiger Woods

New York, January 20: Tiger Woods has undergone back surgery for the fifth time in his career.

The former world number one and 15-time major winner confirmed he received a microdiscectomy procedure in a short statement released via his Twitter account, with discomfort experienced during the PNC Championship in December bringing about the intervention.

The surgery was deemed to have been successful, although Woods will not compete at the Farmers Insurance Open later this month or February's Genesis Invitational, where he will still carry out his duties as tournament host.

All eyes will now be on whether the 45-year-old can battle back from yet another injury setback to compete at The Masters, which starts at Augusta on April 8.

Story first published: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 8:41 [IST]
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