Tiger Woods undergoes lumbar disc replacement surgery in New York

Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disc replacement surgery on Friday to address a collapsed disc and fragments in his lower spine, he said in a statement on Saturday. The 49-year-old said doctors found a collapsed L4-5 disc, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal before he elected to have the replacement procedure, which was performed at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York by Dr. Sheeraz Qureshi and was deemed successful.

"After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with doctors and surgeons to have tests taken," Woods said. "The scans determined that I had a collapsed disc in L4-5, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal. I opted to have my disc replaced yesterday, and I already know I made a good decision for my health and my back."

The surgery is the seventh procedure Woods has had on his back and represents a further setback in a sequence of injuries that have limited his competitive schedule in recent years. He missed most of this season after rupturing his left Achilles tendon in March and had earlier undergone a microdecompression procedure in 2024. Woods also underwent a spinal fusion in 2017 following years of back trouble that...