Gary Woodland is on the comeback trail.
Less than two months after surgery to remove a tumor from his brain, Woodland posted a video of himself swinging a golf club.
“This journey has been very hard but I’m extremely thankful to be progressing and for the unconditional love and support from everyone,” Woodland wrote in the Instagram caption for the video.
“You’ve all made this process a little easier for me and my family. Thank you to everyone and I look forward seeing you all next year.”
Woodland, 39, won the 2019 US Open at Pebble Beach and has four PGA Tour tournament victories.
He announced in late August that a lesion was found on his brain and that he would be undergoing surgery to have it removed.
“I was diagnosed a few months ago and have been trying to treat symptoms with medication,” Woodland wrote at the time. “After consulting with multiple specialists and discussing with my family, we’ve made the decision that surgery to remove the lesion is the best course of action.”
After the surgery, which occurred on Sept. 18, Woodland’s management wrote on his Instagram page that a “majority” of the tumor had been removed, and thanked his fans for their thoughts and prayers.
Woodland turned professional in 2007.
His first PGA Tour tournament win came at the Transitions Championship in 2011.
For his 2019 US Open championship, Woodland had to stave off a late charge from Brooks Koepka, and hit a birdie on the 18th hole that gave him a 13-under 271 for the tournament — one shot better than when Tiger Woods won in a landslide at Pebble Beach in 2000.
“Gary played a hell of a round today,” Koepka said at the time. “Props to him to hang in there. To go out in style like that is pretty cool.
