Tiger Woods underwent profitable surgery on his proper leg after he was compelled to withdraw from the Masters earlier this month.
His social media account broke the information on Wednesday.
“Tiger is currently recovering and looking forward to beginning his rehabilitation,” the assertion ended.
Woods made his record-tying twenty third consecutive reduce on the Masters however was visibly hampered by the leg harm he first sustained throughout a January 2021 automobile accident. He withdrew from the occasion on the primary gap of the third spherical.
When talking to reporters after the primary spherical, Woods described the ache in his proper leg as “constant.” He added, “Hop on the left leg is fine. If I did it on the other one, not so fine.”
He made his return to aggressive golf on the 2022 Masters, ending forty seventh, his worst end on the occasion. After withdrawing this 12 months — and contemplating his troubling harm historical past — it was truthful to surprise if we would seen the final of Woods at Augusta.
NBC Sports detailed his harm historical past previous to his return finally 12 months’s Masters, which incorporates (however just isn’t restricted to) an ACL tear, ruptured Achilles, and a number of again surgical procedures.
Based on Wednesday’s assertion, Woods may need one other comeback in him. He’s bounced again many instances earlier than and should not be counted out to do it once more, even when it is by no means felt extra unbelievable.
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