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Tiger Woodsis on the mend following hisdeparture from the 2023 Masters Tournament.
“Earlier today, Tiger underwent a subtalar fusion,” the statement reads, noting that the procedure will assist with his post-traumatic arthritis stemming from acar crash that injured his legin February 2021.
According to the announcement, Woods is currently in recovery, and the procedure was determined “to be successful.”
“He’s resting now and will start the recovery process,” Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports, added in aconservation with the Associated Press.
The 2023 Masters Tournament marked Woods' 25th time at the event.
During the competition, he told reporters that hisleg remained “sore” after the first roundand that he was dealing with “constant” right leg pain.
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“Hopping on the left leg is fine,” the father of two added. “If I did it on the other one, not so fine.”
Having won the Masters five times throughout his legendary career, hespoke with reporters ahead of this December’s Hero World Challenge tournamentto share that he may be nearing retirement.
“The goal is to play just the major championships and maybe one or two more. That’s it,” Woods told reporters,per Yahoo Sports. “I mean, that’s physically, that’s all I can do,” he added.
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“I like playing, I like competing,” said Woods, “but unfortunately — I can hit the golf ball and hit whatever shot you want — I just can’t walk.”
source: people.com
