Woods Goes Under The Knife

Only days after finishing second at the US Masters, Tiger Woods was having surgery on his knee. Now he is expected to be out for up to one month, or even longer.

The world number one, who finished second to South African Trevor Immelman at August over the weekend, underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Utah on Tuesday.

He is unlikely to defend his title at the Wachovia Championship starting on May 1 and may even miss the next event, the prestigious Players Championship in Florida.

However, he has timed the surgery so he can come back in time for the season’s second major tournament, the US Open at Torrey Pines from June 12-15.

The San Diego course has been good to Woods in the past, having won the Buick Invitational six times. But the question is whether he will have enough preparation when it hosts the US Open. Woods said on his website:

“I made the decision to deal with the pain and schedule the surgery for after the Masters. The upside is that I have been through this process before and know how to handle it. I look forward to working through the rehabilitation process and getting back to action as quickly as I can.”

The first time Woods had this kind of surgery was way back in 1994, when he had a benign tumour removed from his left knee. He also had an arthroscopic procedure in December, 2002, according to Reuters. His manager, Mark Steinberg, was quoted by the news agency as saying:

“Tiger has been experiencing pain in his knee since the middle of last year. When he had it looked at by his doctors, arthroscopic surgery was recommended. Tiger has played through the pain in the past but knew it would be better for him to have the procedure done as early as possible.”


One Response to “Woods Goes Under The Knife”

  1. Bob Crawford says:

    Andy: Thanks for the timely updates. Have a good day. Bobcgolf

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