Tiger Woods has undergone ankle surgery to address issues associated with a talus fracture sustained during a car crash in 2021. The surgery was announced by his foundation (TGR Foundation) via Woods’ Twitter account and was described as a success, with Dr. Martin O’Malley at HSS Special Medicine Institute in New York performing the procedure. The surgery is said to have addressed the arthritis associated with the injuries to his ankle.
This will undoubtedly prevent Woods from participating in the upcoming PGA Championship, which he had already appeared unlikely to compete in following his withdrawal from the Masters two weeks prior. The 47-year-old withdrew from the Masters after the suspension of the third round and before the resumption of play on Sunday morning, having made the 36-hole cut for the 23rd consecutive year. He later announced that he had a recurrence of plantar fasciitis, which had previously sidelined him in December and kept him from competing at the Hero World Challenge.
Woods has suffered multiple injuries to his right foot, ankle and leg since the car crash near Los Angeles. Since returning at the 2022 Masters, he has competed in just five official events, playing at the Genesis Invitational in February, where he tied for 45th. Last year, he returned at the Masters just 14 months after the crash, made the cut, and finished 47th. He also made the cut at the PGA Championship but withdrew following the third round after it was revealed that a screw associated with his surgeries was protruding from his skin. He missed the U.S. Open and then missed the cut at the British Open at St. Andrews.
Woods had planned to play in his foundation’s event, the Hero World Challenge, in the Bahamas, but withdrew on the Monday of tournament week due to the plantar fasciitis diagnosis. He has previously stated that his goal was to play “in the major championships and maybe a couple more.’’
Without a timeline, the U.S. Open in June at Los Angeles Country Club would also appear to be in doubt. That event is just eight weeks away. The Open returns to Royal Liverpool in July, where Woods won his last Claret Jug in 2006.
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