American professional golfer Tiger Woods has completed "successful" surgery on his ankle following his withdrawal from The Masters earlier this month.
According to a post from Woods' Twitter account, the surgery was performed at HSS Sports Medicine Institute in New York City, was deemed to be "successful" by Dr Martin O'Malley.
The 47 years old, 15-time major winner made the cut at Augusta National despite admitting to "constant" pain, only to pull out of the major before the resumption of the rain-delayed third round.
Visibly struggling to walk during a grim start to his round, Woods later explained that the withdrawal was due to a reaggravation of his plantar fasciitis, a tissue inflammation that causes pain on the bottom of the foot.
"Earlier today, Tiger Woods underwent a subtalar fusion procedure to address post-traumatic arthritis from his previous talus fracture," the statement said.
"Tiger is currently recovering and looks forward to beginning his rehabilitation."
The statement did not specify a timeline for Woods' recovery process or return to competitive action. The next major on the calendar, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill in New York, looms on May 18.
The golf icon's competitive appearances have been sporadic since suffering severe leg injuries in a serious car crash in 2021, with Woods prioritizing taking part at the majors.
His 25th appearance at The Masters marked just his second competitive event of the year, and in 2022, his PGA Tour outings were limited to The Masters, The PGA Championship and The Open Championship.
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