LA Sheriff's Official Says Tiger Woods Injuries "Non Life-Threatening" After Crash

Tuesday, February 23 2021 by Billie Branham/Richard Hunt with contribution from Associated Press

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Tiger Woods fist bumping his son Charlie, 11-years-old
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iger Woods, left, gives his son Charlie a fist bump after Charlie made a putt on the 12th green during a practice round of the Father Son Challenge golf tournament,\ in Orlando, Fla., in this Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, file photo.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Golf star Tiger Woods was injured Tuesday in a vehicle rollover in Los Angeles County, authorities said.

Woods had to be extricated from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” tools, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

Car crashed on the side of a mountainous area
[Photo Credit: AP/Ringo H.W. Chiu] A vehicle rests on its side after a rollover accident involving golfer Tiger Woods along a road in the Rancho Palos Verdes section of Los Angeles on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. 

Woods was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. The vehicle sustained major damage, the sheriff's department said.

A call to Woods’ agent went to voice mail.

Golf Digest reports: According to his agent, Mark Steinberg, Woods suffered “multiple” leg injuries. “He is currently in surgery,” Steinberg told Golf Digest, “and we thank you for your privacy and support.” Woods, 45, was in California for a two-day content shoot with Golf Digest/GOLFTV after serving as host for the PGA Tour's Genesis Invitational over the weekend.

 

 

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