Tiger Woods’ appearance at rest of 2023 majors in doubt after surgery

Tiger Woods had fusion surgery on his right ankle on Wednesday morning to alleviate arthritis from a broken bone, putting in doubt whether he will play any more majors this year.

Woods disclosed the surgery on Twitter and said it was a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis due to a broken talus bone in February 2021.

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“He’s resting now and will start the recovery process,” Mark Steinberg, his agent at Excel Sports, said.

The surgery took place in New York, and Steinberg said Woods has returned to his home in Florida to begin rehabilitation.

As for when Woods could return to playing golf, Steinberg said there was “no timetable on this.”

He added: “The first goal is to recover and lead a much more enjoyable day-to-day life.”

Woods shattered multiple bones in his right leg and ankle in February 2021 when the SUV he was driving crashed at about 85 mph and tumbled down the side of a hill in California. The injuries were so severe, Woods said, that doctors contemplated amputation.

Woods has had multiple surgeries on his leg as a result of the car crash. The ankle has been causing most of the problems of late, including a noticeable limp when he played four of the last five majors, most recently the Masters two weeks ago.

The talus is the second-largest of a group of bones known as the tarsus, which forms the lower part of the ankle joint and transmits the weight of the body from the lower leg to the foot. The subtalar joint allows for side-to-side movement needed for walking, especially on uneven surfaces.

Most estimates put recovery from subtalar fusion at eight to 12 weeks. That would all but rule out the PGA Championship next month – Woods was doubtful, anyway, given it