December 1994:
Woods has just completed, potentially, one of the biggest comeback victories in US Amateur Golf history but aged just 18 has surgery to remove a benign tumor from his left knee.
December 2002:
A glorious year that includes wins at The Masters and the US Open doesn’t end well for the 26-year-old as he has a cyst removed from his left knee and fluid drained from around one of his ligaments. Undeterred, he comes back and wins the Buick Invitational in February 2003.
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September 2006:
One of Woods’ standout years includes wins in The Open and PGA Championship among 10 top-five finishes in just 15 starts. After five consecutive starts throughout summer, he injures a muscle in his left shoulder blade but fights through the pain to win the WGC-American Express Championship in October, carding a score of 23-under.
July 2007:
The 31-year-old ruptures his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee soon after The Open. He opts against surgery and goes on to win five of the next six competitions. That run included a fourth PGA Championship title, with a second round of 63 – the record for the lowest single-round score at a Major.
April 2008:
The world number one undergoes arthroscopic knee surgery following a second-place finish at The Masters. After six weeks off, Woods returns at the US Open and win. It looked like it may be his final Major win, until he rolled back the years 11 years later at Augusta National to win his fifth Masters title in style.
June 2008:
A week after winning the US Open, Woods’ season is cut short following reconstructive surgery on that damaged ACL sustained the previous summer. He also sustains a double stress fracture in his left tibia while preparing for the US Open.
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December 2008 and throughout 2009:
Woods revealed at the 2010 Masters that he had originally torn his right Achilles tendon late in 2008. However, the problem resurfaces multiple times over the next year, with Woods playing through the issue.
May 2010:
While still holding the World No.1 spot, Woods withdraws from the Players Championship during the final round. A later MRI scan shows that he has an inflamed facet joint in his neck.
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April 2011:
Despite suffering a strain to his left Achilles tendon while taking a swing on the 17th hole at Augusta National, Woods goes on to finish for a tie for fourth at The Masters as Charl Schwartzel claims the title.
May 2011:
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