Tiger Woods turned 50 in December. He's four months removed from disk replacement surgery in his lower back — the same back that has endured six other operations, including spinal fusion in 2017.

Pain and Lack of Mobility Necessitated Surgery This latest operation marks Woods’ seventh back surgery since 2014 — and his second in just over a year. The former World No. 1 underwent a major spinal ...

Tiger Woods' return to the PGA Tour may have to wait even longer. Woods announced Saturday that he had undergone lumbar disc replacement surgery in his lower back. The surgery, which took place Friday ...

THOMASTOWN, IRELAND - SEPTEMBER 30: Tiger Woods of the United States (left) has some cream rubbed into his injured back by caddy Steve Williams on the fourth hole during the first round of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Richard Menger is a neurosurgeon and a political scientist. A post-operative x-ray showing a spinal deformity correction for ...