It sounds like he is getting the ACL reconstruction, and that he has been procastinating it for a while. I'm surprised he didn't try to do it in the major off-season in the winter, that should have given him enough time to rehab. I went through something similar where I tried to play sports with a torn acl. It would be fine a lot of the time, but I'd reinjure it all the time. When I finally had the ACL surgery, I wished I had done it a couple years earlier, as it was better than new after a few months of rehab.
I'm sure he'll be back in top form by next year. His biggest risk is probably losing his form by taking a few months completely off swinging a club. I have no idea, but I bet he hasn't taken more than a few days off of swinging clubs since he was like 3.
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