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PGA Tour's Gary Woodland Has 'Majority' of Tumor Removed During Surgery on Brain

PGA Tour golfer Gary Woodland had the majority of a tumor removed from his brain during a Monday surgery, his team announced on social media.

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Woodland announced on social media in August that he had a lesion in his brain and had attempted to treat it with medication before opting for surgery:

"I wanted to share a recent health development with you.
"On Sept. 18th, I'll be having surgery to remove a lesion found on my brain. I was diagnosed a few months ago and have been trying to treat symptoms with medication.