Tiger Woods has second back surgery, done for 2015


Tiger Woods had back surgery Wednesday and won’t play again in 2015.

"This is certainly disappointing, but I’m a fighter,” Woods said Friday on his website. “I've been told I can make a full recovery, and I have no doubt that I will."

The microdiscectomy surgery was performed in Park City, Utah, by neurosurgeon Dr. Charles Rich, who also performed the initial operation to Woods’ back March 31, 2014. He missed three months after that surgery.

“With the upcoming offseason, the decision was made to remove a small disc fragment that was pinching his nerve,” Rich said. “The microsurgery was a complete success, and he was discharged Thursday night.”

Woods played just 11 events this year and had one top-10 finish. He hasn’t won since 2013 and is ranked No. 283. He will not play in the Frys.com Open, which is the 2015-16 season opener for the PGA Tour. He also will miss the Bridgestone America’s Golf Cup presented by Value in Mexico City and the Hero World Challenge at Albany in the Bahamas.

Woods felt some discomfort in the back and hip area the last several weeks of his season this year.

He will begin rehabilitation and soft tissue treatment within a week.

"This is unfortunate, but these things happen,” Woods said. “I've been injured before and played again. It won't be any different this time.”

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Police: Golfer Dies After Being Stung By Bees In Michigan


Police say a golfer from Ohio has died after being stung at least 20 times by bees as he searched for a ball in woods in northern Michigan.

Michigan State Police Sgt. Mark Tamlyn says Darryl Dever of Powell was pronounced dead Wednesday after having trouble breathing.

Tamlyn told WWJ Newsradio 950 that Dever and a friend — a doctor — were golfing together at Treetops Resort’s north course when Dever went into the woods to retrieve a ball.

Tamlyn said that’s bees came out of a hive on the ground, stinging Dever at least 20 times in the head and neck.

Still, he played on.

“He went from the second hole to the third hole, and when he got to the third hole, he was having problem, was feeling sick, was having respiratory problems,” said Tamlyn.

There was no cell service, Tamlyn said, so the pair could not immediately call for help.

Dever had no known allergy to bee stings, but Tamlyn noted that enough stings can be fatal even to someone without an allergy
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“It is sad; it really is…You just go golfing and it results in your death. You just never know what life is gonna present to you,” Tamlyn said.

Treetops Resort is near Gaylord, about 200 miles northwest of Detroit.

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Sergio Garcia Proves Why the PGA TOUR Needs to Fix the FedEx Cup Playoffs

This week marks the second leg of the FedEx Cup Playoffs when the PGA TOUR swings through TPC Boston for Deutsche Bank Championship. For most golfers, they will continue to fight their way to make the cut for the BMW Championship, but for Sergio Garcia it’s just another opportunity to skip an event.
Sergio’s agent Carlos Rodriguez confirmed that the golfer isn’t injured, but he has simply decided not to play in the first half of the playoffs. There hasn’t been any reason stated for why he is skipping the two tournaments, but some speculate that it may be so the Spaniard can rest up for the final stretch of the playoffs.That’s right, Sergio, currently ranked No. 43 in the FedEx Cup standings, will be skipping his second consecutive playoff tournament. After skipping out on the Barclays, Garcia will also forgo his eligibility for the Deutsche Bank Championship. Despite missing out on both events, he will still be able to make the cut of the top 70 golfers and play in the BMW Championship next week at Conway Farms.
If he plays well at the BMW Championship, then he will qualify for the TOUR Championship. Once the field is set for the TOUR Championship, the FedEx Cup points reset and any of the top 30 golfers have an opportunity to win the FedEx Cup and the $10 million that goes along with it.
It seems that Garcia’s strategy is to only play in eight rounds throughout the four playoff events and still have an chance to win the whole thing.
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Woods watches U.S. Open tennis match with daughter


With his golf season already over, Tiger Woodsspent some of his newfound free time watching a U.S. Open tennis match Friday night alongside his daughter, Sam. 

Woods watched Rafael Nadal's third-round match against Fablo Fognini from Nadal's box. The two athletes, who have each won 14 major titles, have been friends for years and Nadalonce said that acting like Woods on the course is "the only way I can play a round of golf."

While two years ago Woods had his daughter follow him at the Deutsche Bank Championship, he failed to qualify for the FedEx Cup Playoffs this season which allowed for some father-daughter bonding time in New York.

Unfortunately for Nadal, Woods did not prove to be a good luck charm as the Spaniard was upset by Fognini after blowing a 2-set lead at a Grand Slam for the first time in his career.
Woods is next expected to tee it up at the season-opening Frys.com Open, Oct. 15-18 in Napa, Calif. 
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PGA Tour pro makes incredible two holes-in-one in same round at Barclays


For the third time in PGA Tour history, a player made multiple aces in a singe round. Brian Harman pulled it off early Sunday in the final round of The Barclays, dropping one in the jar on his 3rd hole of the day and then repeating it at the par-3 14th hole.
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John Daly taken to hospital after collapsing on golf course


John Daly collapsed near the end of a round of golf on Saturday and was taken by ambulance to a hospital.
The 49-year-old Daly was playing in a small event at Deerfield Golf Club in the northern suburbs of Jackson, Mississippi. Daly’s friend Billy Allen, who was with Daly at the hospital, said the two-times major champion’s vital signs were good but doctors were checking on possible injuries to his ribs and fingers.
The Deerfield club pro Leigh Brannan, who was at the tournament, said Daly was having trouble with the heat and had some difficulty breathing before being taken to the hospital. Temperatures were near 32C (90F) in the Jackson area.
“He was struggling pretty badly right before he collapsed,” Brannan said. “But we’re all hoping it’s nothing serious and that he was just a little dehydrated. He was even telling [Allen] he still wants to play [on Sunday].”
Daly’s hard-living ways have been well documented during a colourful career on the PGA Tour. He most recently made headlines after throwing his six-iron into Lake Michigan during the US PGA Championship after hitting three balls into the water.
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