Woods undergoes ankle fusion surgery

[April 20, 2023]  (Reuters) - Fifteen-times major champion Tiger Woods has undergone fusion surgery on a bone in his ankle, he said on Wednesday, 10 days after he withdrew from the Masters due to injury. 

The operation was performed to address his post-traumatic arthritis from a previous talus bone fracture, Woods said in a statement posted on Twitter.

Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - April 6, 2023 Tiger Woods of the U.S. hits his tee shot on the 10th hole during the first round REUTERS/Mike Blake
 

"Tiger is currently recovering and looks forward to beginning his rehabilitation," the statement said.

Woods, 47, has been playing a limited schedule on a rebuilt leg following a 2021 car crash and pulled out of the year's first major after reaggravating a tissue inflammation that makes it difficult for him to walk.

The year's second major, the PGA Championship, takes place next month in Rochester, New York.

(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York, editing by Ed Osmond)

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