A tweet sent from Gary Woodland’s account, tagged by Team GW, said that the former U.S. Open champion is “currently resting” after a “long surgery” to remove a brain tumour that was found earlier this year.

On August 30, the four-time PGA Tour winner announced that he had was diagnosed with the lesion and that he had been attempting to treat symptoms with medication. He met with multiple specialists who suggested that ultimately surgery was the best course of action.

The 39-year-old, who won the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, played 24 events last season, made 18 cuts and recorded two top-10 finishes. He finished 94th in FedEx Cup points and missed qualifying for the playoffs.

This article was originally published on golfdigest.com