Multiple PGA Tour winner teases return from hellish injury: "Back to work"

Multiple PGA Tour winner Daniel Berger has teased a return to action after a back injury forced the American out of action for more than a year.

Ben Smith

27 Aug 2023

Multiple PGA Tour winner teases return from hellish injury: "Back to work"

Multiple PGA Tour winner Daniel Berger has teased his forthcoming return to pro golf.

Berger has not been able to play for more than a year after a persistent back injury forced him to the sidelines.

His last competitive appearance came at the 2022 U.S. Open at Brookline - won by England's Matthew Fitzpatrick - where the American missed the cut.

Berger had first noticed the problem with his back during the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii.

He decided to try and play through the pain, taking multiple ice baths after tournament rounds.

Berger probably should have won the Honda Classic but he surrendered a five-shot lead in the final round.

However the extent of his injury meant his quality of life was severely diminished. "I couldn't sit down," he said.

The 30-year-old previously explained to the Associated Press the extent of his problems:

"That was the worst six months of my life. I've had a pretty easy life. I play golf for a living - it's not that stressful. But there was a point that I would have given up golf for the rest of my life not to feel like that.

"I kept playing through it. It got to the point right around Augusta where I couldn't sit down, I couldn't do normal activities, I couldn't play tennis. I needed to see someone about it. I tried to play the US Open. I was taking two ice baths a day to get on the course."