With his game ailing, Tiger Woods announced he underwent a second microdiscectomy surgery on his back.
''This is certainly disappointing, but I'm a fighter,'' Woods said. ''I've been told I can make a full recovery, and I have no doubt that I will.''
Woods made the announcement on his website - www.tigerwoods.com - and reported the microsurgical procedure - intended to relieve pain from a pinched nerve - was performed late Wednesday in Park City, Utah, by neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Rich.
Dr. Rich, who performed the initial operation in March 2014, called it ''a complete success.