He announced in a statement on X that the fifteen-time minority champion Woods had surgery Tuesday after strengthening the left follow-up tendon ruptured.
Woods, 49, said Dr. Charlton Stucken of Special Surgery Hospital in West Palm Beach, Florida, had a “minimally invasive” fatal antenna repair.
“The surgery goes well and we hope to have a full recovery,” Starkson said in a statement.
Woods said he returned to his home in Jupiter, Florida, and plans to “focus on my recovery and recovery.” His return to the game is unclear.
The five-time Masters champion will undoubtedly miss the first major of the season, which will play at Augusta National Golf Club from April 10-13.
Woods did not compete in the PGA Tour this season after the death of his mother, Kultida Woods.
Woods missed the ruling at the Open at the Royal Troon Golf Course in July, where he played on a tour for the last time.
He has competed in four TGL games this season, including Jupiter Links losing 9-1 to Atlanta Avenue GC in the regular season finale on March 4.
In September 2024, Woods underwent microcompression surgery to cause the lower back to hit the nerves. It is believed to be the sixth operation in the lower back in the past 10 years.
This is not the first time Woods has seriously hurt Achilles. At the 2010 Masters, Woods revealed that he tore his right Achilles tendon in 2008 and hurt it again in 2009, but is still continuing to play. He won six times in the 2009 PGA Tour.
Woods suffered serious injuries to his right leg, foot and ankle in February 2021 in a wreck in a car in Pacific Palisade, California.
In April 2023, Woods adopted a basement fusion procedure that could address post-traumatic arthritis in the right ankle, which was caused by injuries in the car’s wreckage.
World No. 5 golfer Ludvig Åberg learned about Woods’ latest injury at a press conference at TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday, the location for the player’s title this week.
“Obviously, it’s very unfortunate,” Eberg said. “But yes, I mean, I wish him a quick recovery and hope everything goes well.”
Last year, two-time Masters champion Bernhard Langer tore Zuokihan apart in February. The next day he underwent surgery and was forced to miss only the second master in the past 40 years.
Three months after the surgery, Langer, 67, returned to the PGA Tour title at the Insperity Invitational on May 3, but he was able to compete in a golf cart. He won the Charles Schwab Cup in November – also using the cart – to win the track for the 18th season in a row.
