US EditionJustin Thomas has back surgery and will miss start to 2026
Justin Thomas will miss early 2026 PGA events to recover from back surgery on a herniated disk, with doctors expecting minor rehab to start in three weeks.
- On Friday, Justin Thomas announced he underwent a microdiscectomy this week to repair a disc injury and will miss the start of the 2026 PGA Tour season.
- Tests showed a herniated disk in Justin Thomas's lower spine despite him not feeling back pain, and he first noticed his right hip issue before the Masters, worsening after the Ryder Cup.
- `My next few weeks will be a lot of resting before the rehab process begins`, Justin Thomas wrote, adding he could be playing in two months but will avoid BLT and called cortisone injection a temporary fix.
- He will skip the Skins Game, the Hero World Challenge, and the PNC Championship, and he will sit out the start of the TGL season beginning Dec. 28, with no replacement announced.
- Thomas, 32, is a 16-time PGA Tour winner with two PGA Championship titles and returned to form in 2025 with an RBC Heritage victory, emphasizing patience to fully heal his disc.
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Justin Thomas will be out for months after undergoing microdiscectomy
After undergoing a successful microdiscectomy Thursday, 16-time Tour winner Justin Thomas says he will be out for months while he recovers. The post Justin Thomas will be out for months after undergoing microdiscectomy appeared first on Golf.
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Independent EspañolBy DOUG FERGUSON Justin Thomas is recovering from back surgery for a hernia of disc, which, he said Friday, will force him to miss the start of the next season. However, the golfer stressed that he is not in a hurry to return. Rather, he will wait until he is completely ready. “It’s a shame, but I don’t want this to bother me for the rest of my life,” said Thomas from New York, where he underwent lumbar surgery on Thursday. Doctors told him that…
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Golf's world No. 8 Thomas has back surgery
Two-time major-winner Justin Thomas said Friday he has undergone a microdiscectomy procedure to treat hip pain and will be sidelined through the start of the 2026 US PGA Tour season.
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