Tiger Woods reveals he had another ankle surgery performed on Wednesday

Tiger Woods had yet another surgical procedure on his ankle performed on Wednesday morning, he revealed on his Twitter page in a brief press release. He had the operation performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at HSS Sports Medicine Institute in New York City. The doctor determined the surgery was a success, per the release. Check out the statement below from Woods’ Twitter page.

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— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) April 19, 2023

“Earlier today, Tiger underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address his post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture. It was performed by Dr. Martin O’Malley at HSS Sports Medicine Medicine Institute in New York City. He has determined the surgery to be successful. Tiger is recovering and looks forward to beginning his rehabilitation,” the press release said.

Tiger Woods built himself into one of the greatest athletes in sports history, but it certainly came at a costly price to his body. Although it’s important to note, his most recent ankle injuries had nothing to do with sports.

Simply put, the man is lucky to be alive. But that didn’t make it any less painful to watch him try to struggle through the brutal conditions at this year’s version of The Masters. It wasn’t surprising that he had to withdraw from the tournament, because he was understandably in a lot of pain. The hills and slopes of Augusta National, combined with the wet, windy, and cold conditions, combined to form the worst conditions possible for Woods.

CBS Sports’ Kyle Porter put it beautifully on Wednesday afternoon on Twitter, “Tiger’s desire to be a professional and to show up when he knows he doesn’t have anything in the tank is perhaps the most admirable part of his career, but it’s time to have a real conversation about him retiring from major championship golf.”

According to the Cleveland Clinic, it should be 6-12 weeks until he can put any weight on his ankle. Then it’s a walking boot. Then he’ll have to rehab. So, it would be very surprising to see Woods in any of the remaining three majors in 2023.

Tiger Woods still has plenty of exciting work in his future

It’s time for Woods to have some real conversations about retiring from golf, period. He’s given the game everything fans could ever have imagined and more. He can still show up for exhibitions and maybe special lessons, clinics, and things of that nature. It might be a sad pill for many golf fans around the world to swallow, but he’s got plenty to look forward to.

As incredible as Woods’ playing career was, his future as a golf course designer and putt-putt course designer offers a near limitless world of possibilities. Woods has a remarkable knack of knowing what the casual golf fan wants and look for his franchise, Pop Stroke, to continue to blossom across the country in the coming years. He’s also in invested his time and energy in Par 3 courses over the years, such as The Playground at Jack’s Bay on Eleuthera Island. The 10-hole course is located in the Bahamas, and it just drives home how brilliant Woods is with appealing to casual golfers.

The TGR Design team has already built some amazing golf courses over the years, from Payne’s Valley to Bluejack National. For a list of the other spectacular courses he’s built, check them out here. While it’s clear that Tiger’s incredible time as a player is wrapping up, he’s still got unbelievable gifts to give the golfing world in course design.