Tiger Woods announced Tuesday that he had an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee last week but expects to return to play in a PGA Tour event in Japan in late October.

Woods failed to qualify for last week’s Tour Championship in Atlanta, where he won his 80th PGA Tour title last year.

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He announced via Twitter that the procedure was performed by Dr. Vern Cooley and was to repair minor cartilage damage.

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