Tiger Woods injured in a car accident

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Tiger Woods Bay was injured Tuesday in a car accident near Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Emergency personnel responded to a rollover accident at approximately 7:12 local time and removed Woods from the vehicle using the “jaws of life”. He was taken to hospital for his injuries, but his condition is unknown at this time.

Woods’ car “suffered significant damage” in the accident, according to the sheriff’s department.

Emergency personnel responded to a rollover accident at approximately 7:12 a.m. PT in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. A law enforcement source said the initial report at the scene of the accident indicated the possibility of two broken legs and that it was not believed that the injuries could be life-threatening.

“Tiger Woods was in a car accident this morning in California, where he suffered several leg injuries,” Steinberg said in a statement. “He is currently in surgery and we appreciate his privacy and support.”

According to the sheriff’s department, the “traffic collision with the overturning of a single vehicle” occurred at the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. “The vehicle suffered significant damage.” He was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center.

Chris Thomas, a representative of the Los Angeles County Fire Department, told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that rescue personnel had to remove Woods from the truck’s windshield. Another car, which had stopped and parked on the side of the road to help Woods shortly after the accident, was hit by another vehicle going up the hill. Thomas said it was a minor car accident with no injuries.

Woods, who was recovering from a back-to-back procedure on Dec. 23, was in the area for Genesis Invitational, a PGA Tour event he hosts at the Riviera Country Club in the Pacific Palisades. The tournament is run by his foundation. Based on the footage and photos, it appears Woods hit a curb and pulled out a hill sign. You can see the luggage outside the vehicle.

On Sunday, in an interview with CBS in the final round show, Woods suggested that he had not yet increased his golf activity after the fifth back procedure and did not give a timetable for his return.

But posts on social media on Monday and Tuesday showed that he remained in the area, apparently to film various photos and scenes for GolfTV, a broadcasting entity with which he has a sponsorship agreement. Actor David Spade and former NBA star Dwyane Wade have posted photos with Woods on social media at the Rolling Hills Country Club. GolfTV and Golf Digest have a partnership in which Woods is paid to provide content. He is believed to be heading to another session with the group on Tuesday.

Justin Thomas, one of Woods’ friends on the PGA Tour, talked about the car accident while preparing for the WGC-Workday Championship in Bradenton, Florida.

“I’m sick to my stomach. You know, it hurts to see one of you – now one of my closest friends has an accident,” Thomas said. “Man, I just hope it’s okay. Worried about his kids, you know. I’m sure I’m hurting him.”

PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan issued a statement wishing Woods the best.

“On behalf of the PGA Tour and our players, Tiger is in our prayers and will have our full support as he recovers,” Monahan said in a statement.

Woods, an 82-time PGA Tour winner, overcame several injuries to return to golf in 2018, as well as a fight with prescription painkillers that led to his 2017 DUI arrest and subsequent probation. Woods was found a few miles from his home in South Florida in May of that year, about five weeks after undergoing spinal fusion surgery to relieve constant back pain. The operation fused an area of ​​his spine, and Woods, after six months without being able to move a stick, managed to hit the balls again.

He returned and played a full program in 2018, winning the Tour Championship for his 80th victory, and in April 2019, he won the Masters for his 15th major title and fifth victory at Augusta National. Later that year, he won the Zozo Championship for his 82nd PGA Tour hit, breaking Sam Snead’s record.

Ranked 50th in the world, Woods had a disappointing season for 2020, as he played only nine times around the pandemic, his best result being the ninth place draw in January. The last time he officially competed was at the Masters in November, where he tied for 38th place. He also played in an exhibition, the PNC Championship, with his 11-year-old son, Charlie, in December, just a few days away. before his last surgical procedure. back.

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