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Gary Woodland shares his struggles with PTSD following brain surgery
- On Monday, Gary Woodland said he has battled post-traumatic stress disorder after his 2023 brain surgery and vowed, 'This is what I'm going to do' as he continues playing.
- After a September 2023 operation, treatment team found the tumor was not fully removed and presses on the brain area controlling fear and anxiety.
- On-Course symptoms included him describing an episode where his eyesight blurred, he said 'My brain couldn't keep up', and he bawled in the middle of the fairway, with his caddie Butch giving him sunglasses.
- He returned to competition four months after surgery and has a scheduled 8:16 a.m. tee time for March 12 at The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass.
- Despite the diagnosis, Woodland says 'at the end of the day, I've still got a tumor in my head, on my brain', and he will continue playing because golf is his dream.
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In 2019, Gary Woodland achieved his fourth and final victory so far in the PGA Tour: he became a US Open champion. His career continued to rise that year, although he did not reach the world’s top 10. Beyond the results, Woodland is known on the circuit for being a formidable guy and for that he was a sledgehammer who in August 2023 announced that he was going to be operated on by a brain tumor.
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‘I feel like I'm living a lie’: Gary Woodland opens up on PTSD fight
Gary Woodland, in an interview on Golf Channel, opens up on his PTSD fight. “I feel like I’m living a lie,” the 2019 U.S. Open winner said. The post ‘I feel like I’m living a lie’: Gary Woodland opens up on PTSD fight appeared first on Golf.
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