Tiger Woods had microdecompression surgery on the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in the lower back at Hospital for Special Surgery in West Palm Beach.
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TigerWoodshasundergoneanothersurgeryonhisback.
TheJupiterIslandresidentannouncedFridayonsocialmediahehadmicrodecompressionsurgeryonthelumbarspinefornerveimpingementinthelowerbackatHospitalforSpecialSurgeryinWestPalmBeach.
Theprocedureisbelievedtobehissixthsurgeryonhislowerback.
Jul18,2024;Ayrshire,SCT;TigerWoodsreactsafterputtingonthe13thgreenduringthefirstroundoftheOpenChampionshipgolftournamentatRoyalTroon.MandatoryCredit:JackGruber-USATODAYSportsWoods,48,playedinfivetournamentsthisyear,finishingjustone.HewithdrewfromtheGenesisInvitationalafteroneroundduetoillness,finished60thattheMasters,thenmissedthecutsatthePGAChampionship,U.S.OpenandBritishOpen.
“Thesurgerywentsmoothly,andI’mhopefulthiswillhelpalleviatethebackspasmsandpainIwasexperiencingthroughoutmostofthe2024season,’’the15-timemajorchampionwrote.“Ilookforwardtotacklingtherehabandprep
