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Tiger Woods will return at the PNC Championship with son Charlie

By Admin December 11, 2024

Tiger Woods is returning to the PNC Championship with 15-year-old son Charlie, his first competition since the British Open in July and after having a sixth surgery on his back three months ago.

Woods has played the 36-hole PNC Championship with Charlie every year since 2020. The tournament invites players who have won majors or The Players Championship with family members, typically their children.

“Playing together is something we look forward to and it’s always more special when you’re surrounded by friends and family,” Woods said.

READ: A Look Back at Tiger Woods Last World Challenge Win

The PNC Championship is Dec. 21-22 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, for 20 teams. New to the tournament this year are Fred Couples and stepson Hunter Hannemann, and Trevor Immelman and son Jacob.

Because the tournament is sanctioned by the PGA Tour Champions, Woods will be able to ride in a cart, key to him playing. He chose to sit out last week at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, where he is the tournament host, because he said his game was not sharp enough to compete against a field of the top 40 players in the world.

Woods set a Masters record in April by making his 24th consecutive cut, but he missed the cut in the other three majors. He had a microdiscectomy in September to alleviate pain down his legs, his sixth surgery on his lower back.

The biggest one was fusion surgery in 2017, and he followed that by winning the Tour Championship a year later and capturing his 15th major with a fifth Masters title in 2019. His last victory was the Zozo Championship in Japan in the fall of 2019, tying Sam Snead for the PGA Tour’s record of 82 career titles.

But there is no indication how often he can play in 2025.

“Whether my commitment going forward is once a month, yeah, I could say that all over again,” Woods said last week. “But I truly don’t know. I’m just trying to rehab and still get stronger and better and feel better, really give myself the best chance I can going into next year.”

The PNC Championship features 13-year-old Will McGee, the son of Annika Sorenstam, and 89-year-old Gary Player. Nelly Korda returns to play with her father, former tennis Grand Slam champion Petr Korda.

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A Look Back at Tiger Woods’ Last World Challenge Win

By Admin December 8, 2024

This weekend showcases some of the best golfers in the world at the Hero World Challenge.

The tournament is displaying the top 20 players in the world currently with the likes of Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas, and Keegan Bradley. The proceeds benefit the Tiger Woods Foundation.

Woods, who is in attendance this weekend, won the tournament five times in his career. He founded the tournament in 2000. The years he won were 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2011. He also finished in 2nd place five times over the course of his career. It was a memorable tournament in 2011 the last time he won the event.

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2011, marked an off period for Woods who had not won a worldwide tournament since the Australian Masters in 2009. He was trailing Zach Johnson by a stroke before the final two holes began.

On the 17th, the birdie was from 15 feet. On the 18th hole, it was from just six feet but still clutch from Tiger Woods. Johnson missed a birdie on the 18th to give room for Woods to win the Challenge. Johnson would go on to win the tournament himself in 2013.

Said Woods after the 2011 victory: “It feels awesome, whatever it is. I had the lead at the Master’s on the back nine and had a chance at the Aussie Open. So, this is my third time with a chance to win; I pulled it off this time.” He shot a 69 in the final round for a total of 278 to secure victory.

Whoever wins the tournament will take home a prize of 1 million dollars. Woods, when he did perform in the tournament typically donated the money to his foundation. He was unable to compete this year due to issues he still has due to his back surgery.

The 15-time major winner has only been able to play in five tournaments this year, missing the cut in four of them. He hopefully will be able to compete in next year’s tournament. Tiger Woods currently has stated he’s not sure when he will return to play.

There are many players such as Scheffler and Thomas who can draw a crowd. However, they still cannot draw a crowd like Woods himself. The tournament can only hope to have him return next year.

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Money Talks Get Replaced By Charlie & Sam Woods As Scottie Scheffler Goes Candid On ‘Exciting’ Tiger Woods Moment

By Admin December 5, 2024

The Hero World Challenge, an unofficial PGA Tour event hosted by Woods, tees off today at Albany, featuring 20 players from the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Woods isn’t playing this year, but as a host, he is there. And as always, the event kicked off with a pro-am and the customary press conference. During media interactions, Scheffler gave us a little peek behind the scenes. Spoiler alert: it wasn’t all business.

The PGA Tour feels like it’s on fire these days, doesn’t it? New formats, that ongoing merger saga, the snail’s pace of play debates, and so much more. Pretty much anyone in the golf world has something to say about it. And it makes sense—big changes can feel like a lot when one season’s ending and another is gearing up. So, when you get two big names like former World No. 1 Tiger Woods and current No. 1 Scottie Scheffler met on the course, they were not knee-deep in these hot topics. They talked about their kids.

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“Talked about his kids,” Scheffler said with a grin. “It’s really exciting, when you ask somebody about their kids, they always get so excited and that’s really fun for me to be able to do with people because they get so excited and it’s fun to share what’s going on. Tiger’s the same way, he always gets excited when he gets to talk about his kids.”

If you’ve followed Woods even a little, you know how much he adores his kids, Charlie and Sam. It’s the kind of thing that melts even the toughest hearts in the golf world. So did he give some parenting advice to first-time dad Scheffler? “There was no advice. If I did, I’m sure neither of us would probably want to be sharing it publicly,” revealed the #1.

We’ve all seen Woods’ love for his kids. Whether it’s Charlie’s golf swing or Sam’s proud moments, his passion as a dad is undeniable. “I just love being with them and seeing what they’re doing, what they’re capable of doing—the joys, just the shifts of interest. It’s just fun. We have a great time together,” Woods shared back in 2011, and it still rings true.

Well, its not like they only talked about their kids. They talked about the ongoing matters of the golf world as well. “I think most of the time we just talk about money and how the purses need to be bigger,” Scheffler said. “Today we really grinded on the Ryder Cup and how it’s just such BS that we’ve never gotten paid. Tiger was really frustrated; he feels like he hasn’t made enough money in his career. I feel the same way; I feel like last year I didn’t get paid 4 enough for what I did. Mostly that, just a bunch of griping.”

Woods feeling that he has not made enough money would come as a shocker to many. He is the richest golfer with the most amount earned from the Tour. Scheffler made the most this year, nearly $29.2 million from tournaments. Sure, Woods is one of the greatest golfers of all time, but it’s the bond he shares with Sam and Charlie that shows how great a dad he really is.

We all love Woods on the course, but if you ask him, his favorite role is definitely being a dad. Through all the highs and lows—majors won, injuries, comebacks—his bond with his kids, Sam and Charlie, has been the real constant. And honestly, it’s a side of Woods that’s just as impressive as his golf game.

By the time Charlie and Sam were toddlers, Woods’s world got pretty messy with a very public scandal and divorce in 2010. But even in the middle of all that chaos, he put his kids first. In a 2015 interview with TIME, he admitted he was upfront with them in the simplest way: ‘Guys, the reason why we’re not in the same house, why we don’t live under the same roof, Mommy and Daddy, is because Daddy made some mistakes.’ It wasn’t flashy or complicated—just an honest dad trying to explain a tough situation.

Sam has been cheering her dad on since she was six months old, and in December 2023, she even caddied for him during the PNC Championship. Meanwhile, Charlie is shaping up to be a mini version of his dad. The two first competed together in the 2020 PNC Championship, and fans couldn’t help but notice their eerily similar mannerisms. Even Charlie’s coach sees the resemblance, both in his game and his demeanor.

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Rory McIlroy gave blunt response to £2.4m fine as PGA Tour star shows money is no issue

By Admin December 4, 2024

Rory McIlroy says it was an ‘easy decision’ to accept a £2.4million fine for skipping a tournament last year.

The Northern Irishman was a late withdrawal from the RBC Heritage 18 months ago, landing him in hot water with officials.

McIlroy endured a tough week at the 2023 Masters just the week before. He returned home to focus on his mental wellbeing. However, PGA rules that year stated that players would need to return 25 per cent of their Player Impact Program bonus if they skipped more than one Signature Event’.

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That was the second time McIlroy had missed a tournament that fell under that category. But the 35-year-old was perfectly willing to forego £2.4m in a bid to recover mentally.

“I had my reasons to not play Hilton Head and I’ve expressed those to Jay,” McIlroy has since said, referring to a conversation with PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan.

“It was an easy decision, but I felt like if that fine or whatever is to happen was worth that for me in order to get some things in place.”

McIlroy says he will streamline his calendar next year. He wants to focus only on the events he enjoys playing, having endured some gruelling and challenging schedules over the past few years. That approach may even help him end a decade-long wait for a major championship.

The RBC Heritage is no longer a mandatory event. The World No. 3 can therefore skip that tournament without facing sanctions.

“There’s a few tournaments that I played this year that I don’t usually play and that I might not play next year,” McIlroy told the Daily Telegraph in November.

“Like, I played the Cognizant [Classic] in Palm Beach Gardens, [the Texas Open in] San Antonio and the [RBC Heritage in] Hilton Head.

“And I’ll probably not play the first play-off event in Memphis. I mean, I finished basically dead last there this year, and only moved down one spot in the play-off standings.

“Well, at this point in my career… Hey, I’m 35 and have been out here for 17, 18 years, so I’m just going to go to the places that I enjoy and where I play well. Look I’ve done the hard slog, I’ve done that sort of 25 to 30 events a year. And I’m not getting any younger.”

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Tiger Woods reveals when he might next play golf

By Admin December 4, 2024

Tiger Woods could play golf as early as next month.

The former world No.1 golfer spoke to the sport’s media Tuesday, ahead of the Hero World Challenge, which is a tournament he hosts every year in December at the 7,414-yard, par-72 Albany Golf Course in The Bahamas.

Woods typically competes at the tournament himself but told reporters this week that he’s not yet “tournament sharp.” Elaborating, he said: “These are 20 of the best players in the world and I’m not sharp enough to compete against them at this level.”

Woods confirmed he wouldn’t compete this week in a post on X last month.

READ: Is Rumored Tiger Woods Feud the Reason Behind Rory McIlroy Skipping Hero World Challenge 2024?

Woods is not competing because of recent physical ailments, including back surgery from which he continues to recover from. He’s had back issues throughout the year, and said Tuesday that “it just continued getting worse” from the start of 2024 onwards.

He said: “I didn’t think my back was going to go like it did. It was quite painful through the end of the year, and thus I had another procedure done to it to alleviate the pain going down my leg. I’m trying to rehab it … to give myself the best chance I can going into next year.”

Woods is the most famous name in his sport, and one of the most famous in all sports, thanks to his 15 major championship wins, 82 wins on the PGA Tour, and a rarified billionaire status for an athlete.

But his story is also one that cannot be told without mentioning an incident in 2021 that saw him taken to hospital, after he was involved in a car crash, and had to go through surgery to repair fractures in his right leg, together with a broken ankle. He said at the time it was likely he’d struggle to play golf competitively again. Surgeries through the years have alleviated some of the pain, and issues he has while standing, walking, and golfing.

Though he will not compete at this weekend’s Hero World Challenge, there is an off-chance he could play in TGL — a new golf league formed by himself, as well as Rory McIlroy, in partnership with the PGA Tour. TGL is a league that pits teams of three against each other in two-hour matches at a custom-built venue that merges real-world golf with technology with simulation. TGL golf is due to begin January 7.

Woods could also compete in the PNC Championship because that tournament does permit the use of golf carts, which is something that Woods could benefit from, considering the issues he’s had playing four-day tournament golf while constantly on his feet, walking a course. The PNC Championship is even sooner than TGL, as it takes place December 19 to 22 in Orlando, Florida.

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Is Rumored Tiger Woods Feud the Reason Behind Rory McIlroy Skipping Hero World Challenge 2024?

By Admin December 1, 2024

The 2024 Hero World Challenge is just around the corner, and Albany, Bahamas, will host 20 of the top 50 players in the world, all fighting for the title.

Among these players is Scottie Scheffler, who returns to defend his title after a strong 2023 season. But if you were looking for Rory McIlroy in the mix, you’d be disappointed as he’s not competing this year.

One of the other notable absences is Tiger Woods. But Woods has good reasons. Injuries. Surgery. Recovery. And he’s also ther host! What about Rors then? Earlier this year, rumors swirled about a potential rift between the pair, around their differing views on the PGA Tour’s response to LIV Golf. Some media outlets even pounced on this difference of opinion, labeling it a “feud.” So is that the reason the Northern Irishman has opted out of the Woods-hosted event?

No.

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Let’s look back. Since these feud rumors, McIlroy already refuted the claims. “Friends can have disagreements or not see eye to eye on things.” He went on to clarify, “No, there’s no strain there,” he said, downplaying the rumors. “I think we might see the future of golf a little bit differently, but I don’t think that should place any strain on a relationship or on a friendship.” So, while their views on the future of golf might not always align, McIlroy has made it clear there’s no bad blood between them.

Instead, likely, his hectic schedule and the fact that he’s taking a bit of time off to rest and regroup is the real reason for missing the event. Remember McIlroy stated that he wanted some family time and hence would be reducing his schedule? Looks like that may have begun already. And considering that he’s got the ‘Showdown’ against LIV Golf coming up in mid-December, he may not have wanted too much golf during the month.

McIlroy and Woods haven’t played together since the 2023 Genesis Invitational in California. Again that’s because Woods has been away and now perhaps they’ll be seen together on the course even lesser with McIlroy’s smaller playing schedule. However, their bond is far from hampered. Hear it from the 4-time major winner himself! Woods remains a mentor and role model to him.

While Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods might not always see eye to eye on the future of golf, one thing is for sure: McIlroy holds Woods in the highest regard. In fact, in Netflix’s Full Swing documentary, he opened up about the impact Woods had on him when he was growing up. “I was obsessed with golf and when Tiger came on the scene, I just remember watching Tiger play golf on Sunday nights, because of the time difference,” McIlroy said.

The Northern Irishman even claimed that the 15-time major winner had taken golf to “a new level”. “He still is my hero and to a lot of people, he is golf,” he boldly stated. The golf pro’s admiration for Woods moreover runs deep. He truly believes that no one in the sport can ever match up to his friend. “There’ll never be another Tiger for so many reasons,” McIlroy said, reflecting on Woods’ legacy. “He’s set a great example for a lot of us moving forward.”

So there you have it. Despite their differences, their bond remains as strong. And while they may not always agree on ideas about the PGA Tour, the two also bond beyond that, particularly in their business ventures. Yes, they’re more than just competitors—they’re collaborators. Or have you forgotten their partnered venture, the TGL? Does the progress with their simulator league seem like it’s being run by 2 people in a feud?

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Furious Phil Mickelson tells golf reporter: “Get your facts straight”

By Admin December 1, 2024

Phil Mickelson implored a golf journalist to ‘open their eyes’ and ‘get their facts straight’ after he claimed that one of his gripes with the PGA Tour was ‘completely dismissed’ in a report.

Mickelson took to X on 1 December to blast GOLF‘s Dylan Dethier over his recent column dissecting the current state of the men’s game.

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Discussing Mickleson’s recent YouTube matches, Dethier wrote:

“While Mickelson’s claims that the Tour is sitting on ‘multiple billions of dollars’ in NFTs may have been aggressive, it’s clear he’s using the freedom of a LIV offseason to play a different type of team golf and potentially unlock some extra value in the process.”

An unhappy Mickelson took issue and replied:

“In this article you dismissed my claim that the Tour is sitting on billions of dollars in NFT’s and digital moments.

“Let me point out that when Ron Price testified in front of of congress he was asked how much assets does the Tour have. He said a little less than three billion.

“Four months later they sold a stake to SSG on a valuation of 12.5 billion.

“Where do you think the 9.5 billion discrepancy came from?

“That’s right, digital moments and NFT’s. Open your eyes and get your facts straight please.”

In 2022, Mickelson was particularly outspoken about the PGA Tour’s control over digital rights and NFTs.

Before LIV Golf officially launched, Mickelson criticised the Tour for having what he called ‘obnoxious greed’ in controlling players’ media and digital rights, including their ability to monetise their own highlights.

In a Golf Digest interview, Mickelson argued that players should own the rights to their personal highlights and performances, rather than the PGA Tour holding exclusive control.

He felt this limited players’ abilities to explore opportunities in emerging markets, like NFTs.

Lefty pointed out that some athletes in other leagues, such as the NBA and NFL, had greater leeway in monetising their own media moments.

Mickelson previously said: “It’s not public knowledge, all that goes on

“But the players don’t have access to their own media. If the Tour wanted to end any threat [from Saudi or anywhere else], they could just hand back the media rights to the players.

“But they would rather throw $25 million here and $40 million there than give back the roughly $20 billion in digital assets they control.

“Or give up access to the $50-plus million they make every year on their own media channel.”

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He added: “There are many issues, but that is one of the biggest.

“For me personally, it’s not enough that they are sitting on hundreds of millions of digital moments.

“They also have access to my shots, access I do not have.

“They also charge companies to use shots I have hit. And when I did ‘The Match’—there have been five of them—the Tour forced me to pay them $1 million each time.

“For my own media rights. That type of greed is, to me, beyond obnoxious.”

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Video: The time Tiger Woods almost broke David Feherty’s elbow

By Admin December 1, 2024

Over the years Tiger Woods has become something of an escape artist.

Just how many times have we seen Woods deliver something utterly bonkers. His creativity knows no bounds.

It will be such a sad day when we can’t watch the big cat in action on the PGA Tour and in the majors.

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But what we will have are the memories. Memories such as these which will last for the rest of our lives.

Thanks to social media, these viral clips will exist on the Internet for a very, very long time.

This latest clip, courtesy of Skratch, outlines a pretty remarkable shot from Woods at Torrey Pines in 2013.

At the Farmers Insurance Open, where he has in recent years kicked off his season, Woods was snookered.

But that didn’t matter to the genius. This is just one of his many, many great shots.

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Famed on-course commentator David Feherty narrates: “If he can manage to hit the miracle shot he can cut it back onto.”

Woods, who was aiming directly at the spectators, manages to carve it round. Utter perfection.

“Doesn’t get much better than that. Heck of a shot, I tell ya. He almost broke MY LEFT ELBOW hitting that shot.”

That’s the chicken wing, Nick Faldo chimes in. “This is the broken wing right here,” came the response.

Woods was left with a straight forward chip shot from the first cut of rough.

Woods bins it as you can see some paragliders in the background. Were these people just trying to get a glimpse of Woods?

Then we’re treated to his trademark fist-pump. Even the paragliders at 700ft were clapping.

How’s that for you?

“I could smell it coming,” Feherty says.

Couldn’t we all.

This was part of Woods record-breaking win at Torrey Pines.

It was the eighth time he won there, including the 2008 U.S. Open in an 18-hole play-off over Rocco Mediate.

Oh yeah, he did that with a broken leg. F*** you Stevie, I’m winning this tournament.”

Woods won the tournament by four shots at a foggy Farmers Insurance Open in 2013.

Better than most.

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Tiger Woods Predicted Greg Norman’s Fall, but LIV HQ’s Plans for Its CEO Tell a Different Story

By Admin November 29, 2024

“I think Greg has to go, first of all,” said Tiger Woods in 2022. Much has changed since then. The PGA Tour, PIF, and the DP World Tour look closer to hashing out a deal than they were two years ago. And the time has come for Greg Norman to leave.

Reportedly, LIV Golf has already found Norman’s replacement. Former Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment (HBSE) executive Scott O’Neil will replace Great White Shark later this year. Now, Greg Norman also admitted that his LIV Golf contract will expire by August 2025. And LIV Golf might announce the new CEO as soon as next week.

It might appear that the prophecy has come true. But Norman won’t ‘exit stage left’ as Woods’s friend Rory McIlroy wanted. Reportedly, Norman will work behind the scenes. Although it’s not clear how much power he will wield, Shark is expected to take up a different role.

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Recently, Norman shared a few snippets from his trip to East Asia. He was instrumental in finalizing LIV Golf’s South Korea move. Coincidentally, the venue, Jack Nicklaus Golf Club, hosted a DP World Tour event weeks back. Moreover, Norman also plans to bring the nascent league to Japan, another strong Asian market.

Data reveals that the craze for golf in Japan is even more than in South Korea. In a recent picture, Norman was seen presenting a blueprint for LIV Golf Japan 2026. Currently, Japan hosts the PGA Tour’s Zozo Championship.

It should be noted that, per the latest report, PIF, LIV Golf’s financial backer, and the DP World Tour are now involved in chalking out a separate agreement. While Norman’s influence in this matter is doubtful, there are a few other reasons to believe that the two-time major champion will play an important role in shaping LIV’s future.

Greg Norman is living his 90s dream of a global tour through LIV Golf. In PIF, the 69-year-old has found a financial backer that funded his disruptive project. Since last year, LIV has been actively looking at newer markets like Hong Kong and Singapore. Both venues feature in the PIF-funded sides’s next schedule.

Greg Norman, despite his hampered reputation on Stateside, still enjoys a ‘global champion’ status overseas. As David Feherty rightly noted in a recent interview, Norman was a global golf icon before Tiger Woods took that mantle. So, it won’t be surprising if the two-time major winner is given an ambassadorial role in the future.

More importantly, Norman’s outsized influence on players is hard to ignore. From Cam Smith, Jon Rahm, and Bryson DeChambeau to Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, Greg Norman is known to have a good rapport with players of different age groups.

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How Many Back Surgeries Has Tiger Woods Had? Injuries Explored Amid Hero World Challenge Shocker

By Admin November 27, 2024

Tiger Woods barely played this year. Last year, too! This season, apart from the four majors, he only played the Genesis Invitational in February.

Sadly, it ended in WD. Reason? Influenza. Other than Masters, his play was cut shorter in the other three majors, not being able to make it to the weekend. It’s not like Woods does not want to play, he is still very much determined, but it’s the injuries and surgeries that have plagued his play. Last appearing at Royal Troon in July, there were speculations of him returning to Albany for Hero World Challenge since it has been his stage of return in the past as well. Those expectations have fallen now!

On November 25, he announced that he would not be playing at the event he proudly hosts because his recovery process from back surgery is still ongoing. Woods had his sixth back surgery in the past 10 years. He said he was hopeful the surgery would help with the pain and spasms he experienced throughout most of 2024. Has it? It remains to be seen.

Well, with that being said, here is the rundown of the 15x major champion’s back surgeries that he has had over the years since 2014.

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1. 2014

Tiger Woods had to withdraw from the 2014 Honda Classic, citing back pain and spasms for the first time. It continued till the Cadillac Championship the next week. The continued pain forced him to have his first back surgery on a pinched nerve, resulting in his first-ever withdrawal from the Masters since 1994. He also had to withdraw from the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He returned in July, only to be in pain again.

2. 2015

After his withdrawal from the Farmers Insurance Open, Tiger Woods returned for the Masters after two months. As fate would have it, he struck a tree roof on a swing. This ended up injuring his right arm. “A bone kind of popped out and the joint kind of went out of place, but I put it back in,” Woods said. Five months later, he had to go through a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back to get rid of the fragments that were pinching a nerve.

A month later, the 15X Major Champion had to endure another back surgery to get comfort from the pain he had been having through the past few months. 2015 was the year he missed the cut in three of the four majors.

3. 2017

2017 was the year Woods returned, hopeful of regaining his dominance. Only to not succeed. The 82x Tour winner withdrew from the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic citing back spasms. His agent at the time, Mark Steinberg, said the problem was unrelated to Woods’s nerve issues, and the golfer would not play another tournament that season. Tiger Woods had his fourth back surgery almost after two years in April. It was a Spinal Fusion that was to help him relieve the severe pain he had been going through all these years.

After the surgery, he released a statement, “The surgery went well, and I’m optimistic this will relieve my back spasms and pain. When healed, I look forward to getting back to a normal life, playing with my kids, competing in professional golf, and living without the pain I have been battling so long. I would like to thank all the fans for staying in touch and their kind wishes. The support I have received has never waned, and it really helps.”

4. 2021

In January 2021, Woods underwent another microdiscectomy to help with a bulging disc. He didn’t compete professionally that year following a severe car accident in February. And well, ever since the life-altering accident, he has not been able to play full-time on the PGA Tour, and this was due to all the injuries that he had endured from it.

5. 2024

Tiger Woods underwent his sixth back surgery in September 2024 to address a nerve impingement causing back spasms throughout the season. The procedure, microdecompression surgery on his lumbar spine, aimed to alleviate chronic pain and improve his mobility. The surgery was performed by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi at the Hospital for Special Surgery in Florida and was deemed successful.

Apart from his comeback at the 2024 Hero World Challenge, he was also speculated to return for the PNC Championship with his son Charlie Woods. However, the family affair will be hosted only two weeks away from the event that he withdrew, which makes his chances of appearing in it slimmer or even better, depending on his speed of recovery.

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