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sport">Woods had flipped his car. No other vehicles were involved in the accident, according to the police. Woods’s car was badly damaged and he was the only occupant. Authorities have announced that Woods was ‘driving faster than normal’. He would have tapped the edge of the road and hit a tree. Eventually he flipped his car.
sport">“Tiger has multiple injuries and fractures to his legs and is currently undergoing surgery,” said his manager Mark Steinberg. “We thank everyone for their condolences and ask for your understanding of Tiger’s privacy.”
sport">Authorities confirmed that Woods was found by emergency services with serious injuries to his legs. He was trapped and then released and taken to hospital. Police say Woods was conscious and approachable when emergency services got to him. There would have been “no evidence” that Woods became ill or was under the influence shortly before the accident.
sport">The crash was around 7 a.m. local time in the morning. Woods stayed in the region for his annual Genesis Invitational Tournament at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades.
sport">Woods (45) won the Masters for the fifth time in 2019 and is now fifteen wins in Majors, three less than record holder Jack Nicklaus.
sport">Woods said on Monday that it is highly uncertain whether he would be able to participate in the Masters in April. The five-time winner of the Augusta tournament underwent back surgery for the fifth time in December. He doubted whether he would have recovered in time. “My God, I hope I can be there, but I really don’t know if it will work. I have to be careful with my back because I only have one, ”said Woods.
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sport">The Masters are scheduled for April 8-11. Woods was no longer planning to play any other tournaments for that Major.
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