Tiger Woods underwent lumbar disk substitute surgical procedure Friday to handle points along with his decrease again, he introduced on social media.

“After experiencing ache and lack of mobility in my again, I consulted with Docs and Surgeons to have exams taken,” Woods mentioned in an announcement Saturday. “The scans decided that I had a collapsed disc in L4/5, disc fragments and a compromised spinal canal.

“I opted to have my disc changed yesterday, and I already know I made a very good choice for my well being and my again.”

Woods has had a number of surgical procedures on his again, most not too long ago in September of final 12 months when he underwent a process to repair a nerve impingement in his decrease again. He has already been sidelined from occasions on the PGA Tour this 12 months whereas recovering from a ruptured left Achilles tendon he suffered in March.