Tour winner suffers SECOND serious injury in same season

There’s having bad luck with injuries, and then there’s this. 

Carly Booth, the three-time Ladies European Tour winner, has been forced to undergo major surgery on her left anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) just ten months after having the exact the same surgery on her right.

The 32-year-old gave the unfortunate update to her large following on X.

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“Well that’s the left ACL done, both done in same year… can’t wait to start recovery,” she wrote. “Can’t wait for 2025!”

This is just the latest of a series of injury problems that have derailed Booth’s career.

Well that’s the left ACL done, both done in same year… can’t wait to start recovery. Can’t wait for 2025! pic.twitter.com/0GBByDJHeF

— Carly Booth (@CarlyBooth92) October 2, 2024

In 2020, Booth had a shoulder operation which kept her sidelined for five months. Speaking to the Perthshire Advertiser earlier this year, she opened up on the first of her ACL injuries.

“My knee has been an issue now for the last year-and-a-half and I have been unable to play golf pain free during this time,” she explained. “After seeing the doctor, I was told that I needed an ACL reconstruction and a repair of my meniscus.

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“Initially, I tried to just repair the issue through rehab without the need for surgery but that wasn’t possible. I was reluctant to have surgery because I know the recovery period is such a long time.”

Being forced into surgery once more was, of course, the nightmare scenario.

But there is good news, of sorts.

In her latest interview with Investec, Booth said that after a “year of patience”, she has set a target return date to be back competing again.

“It’s about getting fully fit, and hopefully by March 2025 I’ll be ready to go and hopefully back on tour,” she said.

Booth became the youngest Scotswoman in history to qualify for the Ladies European Tour back aged 17 back in 2009. Her last win on the circuit was the Czech Ladies Open a decade later.

Ben Parsons joined bunkered as a Content Producer in 2023 and is the man to come to for all of the latest news, across both the professional and amateur games. Formerly of The Mirror and Press Association, he is a member at Halifax Golf Club and is a long-suffering fan of both Manchester United and the Wales rugby team.