Story highlights Woods unable to twist for three months

Ex-world No. 1 had fourth back surgery in April

'Unequivocally' wants to return to pro golf

(CNN) He "unequivocally" wants to play professional golf again but Tiger Woods can't even twist for another three months, let alone play the sport.

The former world No. 1 is recovering from a fourth back operation and has not played since his long-term injury issues forced him to pull out of the Dubai Desert Classic in February.

Woods, 41, was three events into his much-anticipated comeback following 15 months out after multiple back operations, and was forced to miss the Masters before undergoing fusion surgery in Texas in late April.

"I could no longer live with the pain I had," Woods wrote on his blog. "Even lying down hurt. I had nerve pain with anything I did and was at the end of my rope."

'Short-term goals'

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