Tiger Woods has had surgical procedure after struggling a ruptured Achilles throughout coaching at house.
The 15-time main champion has not put a timescale on his restoration however his participation within the Masters, which begins on 10 April, have to be doubtful.
The 49-year-old had been hoping to make his comeback at Augusta, having not competed in a PGA Tour occasion since final July.
“As I started to ramp up my very own coaching and follow at house, I felt a pointy ache in my left Achilles, which was deemed to be ruptured,” stated Woods.
“This morning, Dr Charlton Stucken of the Hospital for Particular Surgical procedure in West Palm Seaside, Florida carried out a minimally invasive Achilles tendon restore for a ruptured tendon.”
Dr Stucken stated that the surgical procedure “went easily” and he expects a full restoration.
Woods has not participated in a PGA Tour occasion since final 12 months’s Open at Royal Troon in July, and had his sixth again process in 10 years in September.
He deliberate to return on the Genesis Invitational in February but withdrew following the death of his mother, Kultida.
Woods will even miss the Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, which begins on Thursday.
