Woods needs more surgery

US Open champion Tiger Woods will miss next month's Open and the Ryder Cup in September to have surgery on his left knee.

The world number one chalked up his 14th Major title with victory at Torrey Pines on Monday but it was clear he was in a fair degree of discomfort throughout what turned out to be five days of action.

It has since been revealed that Woods has a double stress fracture of his left tibula and needs anterior cruciate ligament surgery, which makes his play-off win over Rocco Mediate all the more remarkable.

Woods revealed on his website: "I knew much was made about my knee throughout the last week and it was important to me that I disclose my condition publicly at an appropriate time.

"I wanted to be very respectful of the USGA (United States Golf Association) and their incredibly hard work and make sure the focus was on the US Open.

"Now it is clear that the right thing to do is listen to my doctors, follow through with this surgery and focus my attention on rehabilitating my knee."

The 32-year-old will now miss the rest of the season, which of course will include the remaining two majors, the Open at Royal Birkdale and the USPGA Championship, and that is a big blow for him personally and the championships.

He has been told by doctors he will fully recover in time but how long that is remains to be seen.