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Tiger Woods Undergoes Lumbar Disc Replacement in New York With No Return Timeline

The 49-year-old gave no return timetable, leaving near-term starts in serious doubt.

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Golfer Tiger Woods participates in a ribbon cutting at the TGR Learning Lab Philadelphia in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 8, 2025. REUTERS/Rachel Wisniewski/File Photo
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Overview

  • Tiger Woods said he had a lumbar disc replacement on Friday to address a collapsed L4/5 disc with fragments and a compromised spinal canal.
  • The procedure was performed by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, and Woods described the outcome as successful.
  • No timeline was provided for a comeback, with Woods saying only that the decision was right for his health and back.
  • The operation is his second surgery of 2025 after March Achilles repair and is reported as his seventh back surgery overall.
  • Outlets report the surgery likely rules him out of December’s Hero World Challenge and PNC Championship, and it places his TGL participation in doubt.