Tiger Woods Has Back Procedure, Will Miss Torrey Pines and Riviera
Sports fans last saw Tiger Woods in December when he joined his his 11-year-old son Charlie in the PNC Championship and it will be a while before the 15-time major champion will tee it up again on the PGA Tour after it was announced that he has “undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to remove a pressurized disc fragment that was pinching his nerve after experiencing discomfort following the PNC Championship.”
— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) January 19, 2021
“I look forward to begin training and am focused on getting back out on tour,” Woods said in a statement.
Woods won his 15th major at the 2019 Masters and his 82nd PGA Tour victory at the 2019 ZOZO Championship in Japan.
Following a tie for ninth at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, he struggled in 2020 and concluded his season with a tie for 38th at the Masters in November.
