Overview

• Woods said scans revealed a collapsed L4/L5 disc with fragments and a compromised spinal canal, leading him to opt for a replacement.
• The procedure at the Hospital for Special Surgery on Friday was described as successful, and he is recovering.
• It is at least his seventh back operation and his second back procedure in roughly a year, following a lower‑back surgery in September 2024.
• The development places his participation in December’s Hero World Challenge and the PNC Championship in doubt and also clouds his TGL availability when its season begins.
• He has played sparingly since a 2021 car crash, has not appeared in a PGA Tour event since the 2024 Open, and provided no estimate for a return.