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According to PGATOUR.com, Dudley Hart "plans to return in 2013."
The website also indicated that the golfer underwent a second back fusion surgery; it doesn't state when it occurred. He limited his schedule to one start in 2012, missing the cut at Pebble Beach. Whenever he tees it up again, he'll have 12 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $504,284 and retain status. Sun, Dec 23, 2012 02:53:00 PM
Source: PGATOUR.com

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Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart completed 54 holes of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in 5-over-par 70-75-74=219, missing the cut by five strokes.

It wasn't the most impressive week of his life but it's a step in the right direction that he was able to play three consecutive rounds. He hit 10 greens in regulation every day but averaged 29.3 putts per round. This leaves him with 12 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $504,284 and retain status.
Sat, Feb 11, 2012 10:04:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart posted a 2-under-par 35-35=70 at Pebble Beach in his opening round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National-Pro-Am.

This is a splendid effort given the circumstances that prevented him from competing for over a year. He hit nine (of 14) fairways and only 10 greens but converted five birdies. He took 26 putts in the round. Hart will take on Spyglass Hill in his second round on Friday.
Thu, Feb 9, 2012 04:35:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart is scheduled to return to competition at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am on Feb. 9, according to GolfChannel.com's Randall Mell.

In the brief article, Hart rehashes much of what we've relayed to you during the course of his time away due to spinal fusion surgery and a setback in December 2010. Mell added the following update, however: "Hart said rigorous new therapy has helped him get ready for a return, though he says he still has issues and difficulty playing three and four rounds in a row." And Hart remains cautious. "The frustrating thing is there is no magic formula for healing the back," he said.
Source: GolfChannel.com
Fri, Jan 27, 2012 05:17:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart enters 2012 with 13 starts on his Major Medical Extension to earn $504,284 and retain status.

Hart hasn't competed anywhere on a formal tour since late 2010 when he had a setback in Australia. However, we know that he participated in a pro-am in Oregon in September and a pro clambake in Florida in December. Still just 43 years of age, he could sparkle if his back (spinal fusion surgery) is ready for the big time again.
Sun, Jan 1, 2012 07:54:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart was one of the professionals that took part in the Regence Pro-Am prior to the inaugural Umpqua Bank Challenge in Portland, Oregon earlier this week.

This is extremely encouraging given Hart's setback in December 2010 following spinal fusion surgery (in June 2009) that prevented him from competing until then. In advance of his planned participation in Portland, Rotoworld emailed his agent for an update on Hart's health and schedule for a return to official competition. We did not receive a response. Whenever he resumes, Hart will have 13 starts on a Major Medical Extension to earn $504,284 and retain status.
Source: PetersParty.com
Fri, Sep 2, 2011 11:38:00 AM
Dudley Hart

In an interview with The Buffalo News, Dudley acknowledged that he doesn't know when his body will allow him to tee it up again on the PGA TOUR.

"Everywhere I go people ask, 'When are you playing?'" Hart said. "I don't have any idea. I don't have an answer for them. I don't have an answer for myself. It's been tough, to say the least." It was in June of 2009 that the veteran underwent spinal fusion surgery (L5-S1 discs). He was sidelined until late 2010, when he attempted a comeback at the Australian Open, but had to withdraw before its conclusion due to a recurrence of pain. (He was tied for 10th after three rounds.) Hart still has 13 starts remaining on his Major Medical Extension on the PGA TOUR to bank $504,284 and retain status.
Source: The Buffalo News
Fri, May 6, 2011 12:34:00 PM
Dudley Hart

According to an article at PGATOUR.com, Dudley Hart left Houston on Monday after a series of MRIs and X-Rays.

This is the first news of what Hart has done to address the disappointing regression of his health. He had to pull out of the Australian Open due to a recurrence of pain in his back on which he had spinal fusion surgery in June 2009. "Both (Hart and his neurologist, Dr. Arthur Day) of our memories suggest it looks significantly worse than before, but we're not sure," Hart said, referring to how the results of the recent scans compared to those from when he had surgery. The golfer still has a Major Medical Extension allowing 13 starts to earn $504,284 and retain status, but his future is a giant question mark at the moment. "There are so many unknowns right now," he said. "Maybe it's a matter of playing one week at a time and not practicing much at all ... I know I'm going to play again. The question is, am I going to be able to hold up?"
Source: PGATOUR.com
Tue, Dec 14, 2010 02:16:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart was forced to withdraw from his final round at the Australian Open due to an injury to his back.

The Australia Open was the first event for Hart after having back surgery and being sidelined for 18 months. Hart was playing well in the Australian Open and was in an overnight tie for 10th place after his third round. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted Hart saying this about his injury: "It's about as bad as when I had to have surgery [to fuse the L5 and S1 discs in his spine]. I'm really nervous about what's going on. I'm nervous of the symptoms." Hart after his withdrawal boarded a plane back to the United States after consulting with the doctors who performed his back surgery.
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Sun, Dec 5, 2010 02:36:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart posted a second round of 4-under-par 68 and is in a tie for fourth place at the halfway mark of the Australian Open.

Hart has been sidelined since the 2009 Colonial due to back surgery and this is his first action since then. The overnight leader is Geoff Ogilvy, who followed up his opening round of 68 with a round of 65, which had seven birdies and no blemishes on the card. Fellow Australian Matt Jones is only one-stroke off the pace being set by Ogilvy. The other notable American in the field was John Daly, who missed the cut when he followed up his opening round of 69 with a round of 5-over-par 77.
Fri, Dec 3, 2010 05:58:00 AM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart is not listed in the published field of next week's Children's Miracle Network Classic.

As relayed from Hart's agent to Rotoworld in July, the golfer had contemplated returning to competition in the Fall Series. He hasn't teed it up anywhere since the last day of May 2009 at the Colonial. Whenever he chooses to return, Hart will have 13 starts on a Major Medical Extension to earn $504,284 and retain status.
Source: PGATOUR.com
Fri, Nov 5, 2010 06:51:00 PM
Dudley Hart

In an email from a representative of his management firm, Rotoworld has learned that Dudley Hart might tee it up once or twice in the Fall Series.

Hart had major back surgery a year ago at this time, and was expected to return about now, but his recovery has been challenging. "Dudley is still grinding through the rehab process and has hit his ups and downs along the way," wrote Jamie Wiles of 29 Management Group. "He has started working with a new therapist out of Gainesville, Florida who has him feeling much better and progressing. The first thing they had him do was scale back the number of balls he was hitting. I think he is looking to come back as close to 100 percent and pain free as possible versus rushing to get out an play." Hart has status via a Major Medical Extension, affording him 13 starts to earn $504,284 and retain status. "There is a chance of some rehab events later this year," Wiles wrote. Hart could make as many as five of those on the Nationwide Tour without impacing his MME. "My guess is that he will play an event or two this year just to see where his game stands."
Wed, Jul 14, 2010 08:59:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart has been given a Major Medical Extension for 2010.

Hart had major back surgery early last summer, a procedure that is expected to keep him inactive for six to nine months. (He is at the six-month mark right now.) To retain his status, the 2008 Comeback Player of the Year (for family reasons, not injury) will have 13 starts to earn $504,284.
Source: PGATour.com
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 08:34:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart underwent spinal fusion surgery five weeks ago to relieve the pain caused by the near total loss of a disk.

"I found out my hip was fine, but basically my L5-S1 disk was gone," Hart said. "It was bone on bone. The doctors feel once I heal it should buy me a good 15, 20 years of playing competitive golf. The doctor said an aggressive timeline would be six months until I’m practicing full bore. He said six to nine months." Hart will start 2010 on a Major Medical extension, which would afford him approximately 15 starts to earn what should be about $700K, setting up another run at Comeback Player of the Year (he won it in 2008). Now that the other shoe has dropped on his status, go ahead and send him to the free agent pile.
Source: The Buffalo News
Sun, Aug 2, 2009 12:40:00 PM
Dudley Hart

Dudley Hart withdrew on Saturday from the U.S. Open.

Hart has been dealing with a bad back this spring. He has been replaced in the field by amateur Scott Lewis, who will be a junior at the University of California-Santa Barbara in the fall.
Source: USOpen.com
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 04:18:00 PM