Golf I will not be able to start the season in a timely manner
| Reuters
Tgames Woods suffered a new back problem. The star revealed Tuesday that he underwent a fifth surgery, which will prevent him from starting the season before the West Coast Swing tournament series of the PGA Tour.
Woods not be next week in Torrey Pines for the Farmers Insurance Open, which he has won seven times – most recently in 2013. In 2008 he also won the US Open, which this year will be held again at Torey Pines.
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Likewise, Woods I will miss the Genesis Invitational, from February 18 to 21 in Riviera, a tournament of which he is also the host.
In a statement from his TGR foundation, which Woods also posted on Twitter, he did not say when he underwent microdiscectomy to remove a fragment of a pressed disc that caused nerve pain during the PNC Championship last month and that he disputed with his son Charlie, 11 years old.
Doctors indicated that the operation was successful and predicted that he would make a full recovery, according to the statement.
“I am excited to start training and I’m focused on getting back on tour“, indic Woods.
Their back problems They started after he last won at Torrey Pines. He underwent his first microdiscectomy after the 2014 Masters and had another two in September and October 2015.
The fourth operation was in April 2017 and it was the most serious, to fuse his lower back. His comeback was successful and led to a 2018 Touring Championship win – his first in five years – as well as winning the 2019 Masters, his 15th major and international tournament. the first in 11 years.
After winning the Zozo Championship in Japan in 2019, Woods tied Sam Snead for the most wins at 82. It seemed like the record was a matter of time.
But Woods was not a serious contender last year and he missed a full month with a minor back problem before golf tournaments were suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
After returning in July, his best performance was a draw in group 37 in the PGA Championship of seven tournaments that disputed. In six of those events where he made the cut he ended up with a total of 107 shots behind the leader.
He turned 45 at the end of last year and has undergone 10 surgeries during his career -five on the left knee and five on the back.
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