Tiger Woods has gone through a seventh back surgery, this time to replace a disk in his lower back and had caused pain and mobility issues.
Woods said in a social media post he had the surgery in New York and said it was the right decision for his his health and his troubled back.
He did not mention how long it would keep him out of golf, though it was unclear if he was going to try to play in his Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas or the PNC Championship with his son, Charlie. Both tournaments are in December.
He hasn’t played since a playoff loss in the PNC Championship last year.
It was his second surgery of the year — he had surgery in March after rupturing his left Achilles tendon — and second back surgery in the last 13 months.
Woods said he consulted doctors and surgeons have