Tiger Woods faces another rehabilitation process after the 15-time major winner underwent surgery on his ankle.
Woods went under the knife for a procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis in his talus bone, which makes up the lower part of the ankle joint.
The 47-year-old, who suffered severe injuries to his leg in a car crash in Los Angeles in 2021, withdrew from The Masters seven holes into his third round this month after battling to make the cut.
Though no timeframe was placed on his recovery, Woods’ participation at the second major of the year – the US PGA Championship – is now in doubt.
A statement on Woods’ social media channels read: “Earlier today [Wednesday], Tiger underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture.
“It was performed by Dr Martin O’Malley at HSS Sports Medicine Institute in New York.
“He has determined the surgery to be successful. Tiger is recovering and looks forward to beginning his rehabilitation.”
source:livescore.com
