Tiger Woods has been plagued by injuries throughout his career and, sadly, the surgeries still seem to be coming year after year as the great man approaches his 50th birthday in December. Woods' latest time out will be another long stretch after rupturing a tendon in his left achilles,

Golf without Tiger Woods was inevitable simply because of age. He turns 50 at the end of this year and once leaned on the adage that “Father Time remains undefeated.” But for Woods, it has been the mother lode of injuries that is keeping him from going out on his own terms.

Tiger Woods provided an update on his health. Here's everything you need to know about the severity of his condition.