Woods undergoes successful back surgery in Florida


Another op: Tiger Woods at the British Open, his last Major before Friday’s surgery on his back. — AFP

LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods said he underwent successful surgery on his lower back on Friday that he hopes will reduce the back pain and spasms that hindered him this season.

Woods, 48, underwent microdecompression surgery of the lumbar spine for nerve impingement in West Palm Beach, Florida, and the doctor who performed the surgery deemed it a success, according to a statement posted to Woods’ official X account.

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