Roundup: Tiger Woods Seriously Injured In Rolling Hills Car Accident
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The LA Times story was reported on by Hayley Smith, Richard Winton, Faith E. Pinho, Sam Farmer and Christina Schoellkopf who report on how Tiger Woods was seriously injured and details concerns with the road where Woods was injured.
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Woods was traveling at a “relatively greater speed than normal” descending down a hill, noting that the area “has a high frequency of accidents.” The sheriff said that there were no skid marks and no signs of braking and that the golfer’s vehicle hit the center divider, a curb and a tree in the rollover crash.
Villanueva said Tuesday there was no evidence Woods was impaired at the scene.
Woods was taken to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center by ambulance, where he was in serious condition and being treated for his injuries, the Fire Department said. His injuries included a shattered ankle and two leg fractures, one of which was compound, according to a source familiar with his treatment.
That terrible news was confirmed around 10 pm Pacific Time by his doctor and company, TGR (embed above).
From Bob Harig’s ESPN.com report.
As part of a statement on Woods' official Twitter account, Dr. Anish Mahajan of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center updated the famed golfer's condition, saying in part that he had multiple "open fractures" to his lower right leg, had a rod placed in his tibia, and screws and pins inserted in his foot and ankle during an emergency surgery.
"Comminuted open fractures affecting both the upper and lower portions of the tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia," said Mahajan, the chief medical officer and interim CEO at Harbor-UCLA. "Additional injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins. Trauma to the muscle and soft-tissue of the leg required surgical release of the covering of the muscles to relieve pressure due to swelling."
Woods was staying Palos Verdes as part of a two-day content shoot for Golf Digest and GolfTV. It is believed he was en route to Rolling Hills Country Club for the shoot, though TMZ reports he might have been late for a shoot at Riviera and appeared impatient at the hotel. That report appears inaccurate.
The officer first on the scene spoke of the experience:
Discovery, owners of Golf Digest and GolfTV, released this statement:
The PGA TOUR Statement on Tiger Woods from Commissioner Jay Monahan:
We have been made aware of Tiger Woods' car accident today. We are awaiting further information when he comes out of surgery. On behalf of the PGA TOUR and our players, Tiger is in our prayers and will have our full support as he recovers.
A sampling of statements rounded up here by ESPN.com:
The mood soured at this week’s PGA Tour stop, reports Steve DiMeglio.
The Daily Mail’s story includes numerous images.
I penned this for the Quadrilateral on finding some comfort in Ben Hogan’s recovery.
Coverage was largely respectable except USA Today/Golfweek’s Nathan Bomey story detailing the car like a bad salesman trying to lure sponsored content.
Woods was seen at Riviera for last weekend’s Genesis Invitational arriving in the SUV.
