Jacobsen hopes to be back on Tour within months

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Peter Jacobsen had surgery on his right knee two days ago in Naples, Fla., and expects to be back on the Champions Tour quickly.

"Dr. Mort Bertram was extremely happy with how the surgery went and the results that it will produce. I am home now, feeling great and beginning rehabilitation - which is the hardest and most important part of the procedure," Jacobsen said in a statement.

"I am looking forward to my recovery and plan to get back out on Tour this summer."

After a tie for 13th at The ACE Group Classic and grabbing a win with Fuzzy Zoeller at the unofficial Wendy's Champions Skins Game, Jacobsen struggled in his next two tournaments this season. He finished 71st in a field of 77 players at the Toshiba Classic then tied for 60th at the AT&T Champions Classic.

Jacobsen underwent lower back surgery in March 2007 and returned to the Tour in May last year but continued to have back problems throughout the year.

The injuries are part of an ongoing battle for Jacobsen, who had left hip-replacement surgery in September 2006. He also had problems with his right knee in 2006 and received a series of cartilage injections in hopes of avoiding knee replacement.