Tiger Woods provides update on return to playing after back surgery
Tiger Woods opens up on when he could return to golf after major surgery
- Tiger Woods admitted his recovery from disc replacement surgery in October is slower than he would like, preventing him from setting a return date for golf.
- He was only recently cleared to begin chipping and putting, six weeks after the operation.
- Woods hopes to participate in the latter stages of the TGL indoor simulator event, which concludes in early March, but has not planned his outdoor season.
- Approaching his 50th birthday, which qualifies him for the PGA Tour Champions, Woods has not committed to playing on that circuit.
- Despite his injury history, Woods expressed a strong desire to return to playing golf and has taken on a role as chairman of the PGA Tour Future Competition Committee.