Tiger Woods: 'Recovery from my back operation not as fast as I'd like'

Woods turns 50 at the end of the month, meaning he qualifies for the PGA Tour Champions season, but the 15-time major winner has not made any commitments on that front yet

Woods had back surgery to replace a collapsed disc in his spine, but says the rehabilitation period has been slower than expected. Pic: Jane Barlow/PA

Tiger Woods admitted his recovery from a back operation is not as quick as he would like, meaning he cannot put a date on his return to golf or even commit to a playing schedule.

The 49-year-old had disc replacement surgery in October but has only just been cleared to start chipping and putting.