Golf star Tiger Woods hospitalized after a single-car accident in California
Golf legend Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover traffic collision on Tuesday morning, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department.
Woods was taken to the hospital following the incident.
“On February 23, 2021 at approximately 7:12 a.m., LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes,” the sheriff’s department tweeted. “The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard at Black Horse road when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage.
“The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer, Eldrick ‘Tiger’ Woods. Mr. Woods was extricated from the wreck with the ‘jaws of life’ by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics. then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries.”
Hours after that statement, the sheriff’s office said the “jaws of life” were not used to get Woods out of the vehicle, per ABC’s Matt Gutman. Instead, Woods was taken out after the “windshield was popped.”
Woods’ agent Mark Steinberg told Golf Digest: ”Tiger Woods was in a single-car accident this morning in California where he suffered multiple leg injuries. He is currently in surgery and we thank you for your privacy and support.”
CBS Sports, quoting the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department, said Woods’ injuries were not life threatening and he was conscious when removed from the vehicle.
Golf Digest said Woods was in California for a “content shoot with Golf Digest/GolfTV” after he was a host of the PGA Tour’s Genesis Invitational this past weekend.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter shared this photo of Woods’ car:
At that Genesis Invitational, Woods talked with CBS Sports announcer Jim Nantz about his most recent back surgery:
This story was originally published February 23, 2021 at 1:54 PM.
