Overview

• Woods said scans showed a collapsed L4/5 disc, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal, prompting Friday’s disc replacement at the Hospital for Special Surgery by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi.
• He described the operation as the right decision for his health and offered no timetable for a return to competition.
• Outlets report this is his seventh back surgery and his second major operation of 2025 following March repair of a ruptured left Achilles tendon.
• Reports indicate the news likely rules out an appearance at his Hero World Challenge and casts doubt on the PNC Championship and his TGL season plans.
• The update comes after multiple prior back procedures, a 2017 spinal fusion, and severe leg injuries from a 2021 car crash; his last PGA Tour start was the 2024 Open, where he missed the cut.