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Tiger Woods hopes to be fit for Masters in April following back surgery

Tiger Woods hopes to be fit for Masters in April following back surgery — Tiger Woods hopes to be fit for the Masters in April (Richard Sellers/PA)

Sun, 21 Feb, 2021 - 23:18

Nolan Philips

Tiger Woods “hopes” to play in the Masters at Augusta National in April after undergoing back surgery for a fifth time.

The 45-year-old had a microdiscectomy to relieve a pressurised disc fragment last month.

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