Tiger Woods To Miss Masters After Back Surgery
AUGUSTA, Ga. (CBS SPORTS) - Tiger Woods has announced that he is missing the 2014 Masters after undergoing surgery on his back.
"After attempting to get ready for the Masters, and failing to make the necessary progress, I decided, in consultation with my doctors, to have this procedure done," Woods said on his website.
BREAKING: Tiger Woods will miss the next several weeks after undergoing back surgery: http://t.co/ItIxvvfmmx #PGATOUR pic.twitter.com/5R28H6SV6T
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"I'd like to express my disappointment to the Augusta National membership, staff, volunteers and patrons that I will not be at the Masters. It's a week that's very special to me. It also looks like I'll be forced to miss several upcoming tournaments to focus on my rehabilitation and getting healthy."
It will be the first Masters missed by Woods since 1994.
"This is frustrating, but it's something my doctors advised me to do for my immediate and long-term health."
"It's tough right now, but I'm absolutely optimistic about the future," Woods said. "There are a couple [of] records by two outstanding individuals and players that I hope one day to break. As I've said many times, Sam and Jack reached their milestones over an entire career. I plan to have a lot of years left in mine."
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