Tiger Woods injured in automotive crash in California | Golf Information

The golfer had to be removed from the vehicle with the “jaws of life” after the single vehicle accident.

Tiger Woods is hospitalized Tuesday morning after an accident involving a single vehicle.

According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office, Woods was the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle that departed at 7:12 a.m. PST (3:12 p.m. GST) on the border between Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The sheriff’s office said his vehicle was “badly damaged”.

“Mr. Woods was rescued from the wreck with the ‘jaws of life’ by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics and then taken by ambulance to a local hospital for his injuries,” the statement said

This morning @LMTLASD responded to a rollover collision that injured @TigerWoods. Please note our explanation … pic.twitter.com/cSWOxKZC1w

– LA County Sheriffs (@LASDHQ) February 23, 2021

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