Former U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland said Monday he has been battling post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of his 2023 brain surgery, telling Golf Channel in an emotional interview that he "can't waste energy" trying to hide it anymore. Woodland underwent the surgery in September 2023 after tests a few months earlier showed a lesion pressing on his brain. Though his seizures stopped after the procedure and he ultimately returned to the PGA Tour at the start of 2024, he said he still battled symptoms and was eventually diagnosed with PTSD about a year ago. "Every week, I come out and everyone is so excited and happy that I'm back. I hear that every week: 'It's so nice to see you passed this. It's so nice to see you 100%,'" Woodland said when asked by Golf Channel why he revealed the diagnosis publicly. "And I appreciate that love and support, but inside, I feel like I'm dying. I feel like I'm living a lie. And I don't want to waste energy on that anymore.…