Tiger Woods: no timetable for comeback – is his career over?

Golfer hints that his playing days may be over after back surgery at the end of his worst ever season

Tiger Woods
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The career of golf superstar Tiger Woods appears to be over after he admitted he had "no idea" if and when he would return from a third operation on his back.

The 39-year-old, who won the last of his 14 majors in 2008, had back surgery in September and Ocotber and has not swung a club since.

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