Tiger chipping, putting, says recovery from disc surgery 'slow'

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Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods said he only started chipping and putting last week and doesn't know when he might return to competitive golf.

Woods, speaking to reporters Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, said he's not far along in his recovery from surgery to replace a disc in his lower back that had caused pain and mobility issues.

Woods had his seventh back procedure in New York on Oct. 10.

"It's been slow," Woods said. "Not able to do much on a disc replacement to let it set; can't really do much. Now, we got the OK to start cranking up a little bit in the gym, started strengthening and started doing a little bit more of the rotational…