{"id":193784,"date":"2025-10-11T23:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T23:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193784\/"},"modified":"2025-10-11T23:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T23:24:10","slug":"tiger-woods-reveals-latest-health-setback-with-his-third-major-surgery-of-the-last-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/193784\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods reveals latest health setback with his third major surgery of the last two years"},"content":{"rendered":"

By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI, CHIEF SPORTS FEATURE WRITER<\/a> and JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 18:20 EDT, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 18:56 EDT, 11 October 2025 <\/p>\n

The prospects of Tiger Woods<\/a> returning to competitive golf are growing ever bleaker after he disclosed he has been forced to undergo further back surgery.<\/p>\n

The 15-time major winner revealed in a statement on Saturday that pain and a lack of mobility had necessitated the replacement of a disc in his lower spine on Friday.<\/p>\n

Taking to X, the statement read:\u00a0‘After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with Doctors and Surgeons to have tests taken.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘The scans determined that I had a collapsed disc in L4\/5, 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 back.’ – TW<\/p>\n

The statement continued: ‘On Friday, Tiger underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery in his L4\/5 Lumbar spine for lower back symptoms.<\/p>\n

‘The surgery was deemed successful and performed by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi and his team at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York’.<\/p>\n

\"Tiger <\/p>\n

Tiger Woods has revealed that he recently underwent surgery for another back issue<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The golf legend took to social media to share a statement with his followers\u00a0<\/p>\n

Remarkably, it was the seventh time the 49-year-old has had an operation on his back, which included the drastic measure of spinal fusion in 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The former world No 1 has not competed since the Open in 2014 and had been making slow progress towards a return after a ruptured Achilles tendon in March.<\/p>\n

While no date had been pencilled in for Woods\u2019s return, there was a general expectancy that he would play some part in the forthcoming new season of his TGL indoor league.<\/p>\n

His latest setback will presumably eliminate those chances and add to questions around whether he will ever again be fit enough to manage any kind of sustained comeback.<\/p>\n

It marks his third major surgery in two years, having undergone the Achilles operation earlier this, a microdecompression procedure in 2024 and an ankle surgery in 2023.<\/p>\n

Woods, an 82-time winner on the PGA Tour, suffered extensive injuries from a horror, single-vehicle car crash in 2021 that broke his right leg and ankle and required emergency surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Fans have seen glimpses of Woods in recent months, albeit as a spectator rather than a competitor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"There <\/p>\n

There are fears that Woods will not return to the course amid a number of injury issues<\/p>\n

Amid his romance with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr., Woods has been spotted supporting his son Charlie, 16, at various junior tournaments, including the US Junior Amateur Championship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Woods played with Charlie at the PNC Championship last December, returning from back surgery he underwent last September<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Woods has not played at Tour-level since The Open Championship in July 2024, with back surgery accounting for much of his lay-off<\/a>\u00a0before he withdrew from the Genesis Invitational in February following the death of his mother.<\/p>\n

The 49-year-old is currently ranked No 2,001 in the world, having played just 11 events since his February 2021 car crash\u00a0<\/p>\n

TGL’s second season will officially kick off on December 28 when the reigning champions, Atlanta Drive GC, face New York Golf Club in a rematch of last year’s final.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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