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Second back surgery to sideline Woods until 2016

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US golfer Tiger Woods lines up a putt on the 18th green during the 2015 British Open Golf Championship on The Old Course at St Andrews in Scotland, on July 18, 2015 (AFP Photo/Glyn Kirk)

Los Angeles (AFP) - Golf superstar Tiger Woods said Friday he has had a second back surgery and confidently predicted he would make a full recovery.

In an article posted on his website, the 14-time major champion said the surgery on Wednesday was a microdiscectomy, similar to the procedure he underwent on March 31, 2014.