On the road to recovery. Tiger Woods confirmed that he recently underwent his fifth back surgery.In a statement posted to Twitter on Tuesday, January 19, the 45-year-old golfer revealed he underwent a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment.
The minimally invasive operation calls for the removal of portions of a herniated disc, which will help with relieving pressure from the patient’s spinal nerve column.The issue was “pinching his nerve” and caused him to feel “discomfort” after he played in the PNC Championship last month, he added.
Woods is no longer expected to compete at Torrey Pines or Riviera but is “looking forward” to serving as a tournament host for the Genesis Invitational in February.“His doctors and
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