NEW YORK: Tiger Woods has undergone his seventh back surgery – his second in just over a year – after doctors discovered a collapsed lumbar disc that had caused severe pain and mobility issues. The 49-year-old golfer announced on social media Saturday that the latest procedure, a disc replacement, was performed Friday in New York. “After experiencing pain and lack of mobility in my back, I consulted with doctors and surgeons to have tests taken,” Woods wrote. “The scans determined that I had a collapsed disc in L4/5, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal.

Tiger Woods has disc replacement surgery in the latest setback to stall his return to the PGA Tour.

Tiger Woods says he had back surgery to replace a collapsed disc in his spine, calling the operation successful though his golf return date is unclear