Tiger Woods’ Surgery Will Allow Younger Players to Dominate PGA Tour

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Published: April 2, 2014

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It’s hard to believe Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are at a disadvantage on the golf course, but that is indeed the case.

Mickelson is 43 years old and will turn 44 on the Monday following the U.S. Open in June. Woods is 38, and both Woods and Mickelson have been bothered by injuries this season. Neither has a top-10 finish in 2014, and Woods has played only 10 competitive rounds on the PGA Tour all year.

Woods missed the 54-hole cut at Torrey Pines, withdrew from the Honda Classic with back issues and struggled to finish T-25 after a final-round 78, when back spasms once again flared up, at the WGC-Cadillac Championship.

On Tuesday, he announced via his website that he had undergone surgery to repair a pinched nerve in his back and would miss the Masters next week. It will be the fifth major championship he has been unable to play in since 2008.

Woods is hoping to return to competition this summer.

Much is made of Woods’ goal to reach Jack Nicklaus’ major championship record. His last major title came at the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, before swing changes, divorce and injury curtailed his winning ways.

Nicklaus’ 18 major championship titles, like the Miami Dolphins' undefeated season in 1970, are safe for the time being.

From 1997 to 2008 (age 21-32), Woods won 14 major championships in 46 starts as well as 15 World Golf Championship tournaments. His 30 percent winning rate in majors over that span of time is unprecedented, but he was also a much younger man.

Mickelson did not start winning majors until 2004, and his win last year at the Open Championship was his fifth major title. In 2010, Mickelson was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, which is an ongoing issue for him.

We are seeing the aging of golf’s superstars, and it is not a pretty sight.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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