Overview

• Woods said scans showed a collapsed L4/5 disc with fragments and a compromised spinal canal, prompting disc replacement surgery.
• The operation was performed Friday by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi at New York’s Hospital for Special Surgery, and Woods described it as successful.
• He is recovering in hospital and did not provide a timetable for a return to competitive golf.
• This marks his seventh back surgery and comes after a March procedure to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon.
• The update casts doubt on a December appearance at his Hero World Challenge and raises questions about participation in the upcoming TGL season.