Tiger Woods hurt in car smash
Hit hydrant and neighbour's tree leaving home at 2a.m.
Posted: 27 November 2009
by Golfmagic correspondent
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Tiger - facial injuries
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TIGER WOODS, the world's No.1 golfer, reportedly narrowly escaped serious injury after crashing his car into a tree and fire hydrant as he left his Florida home just after 2am this morning (Friday).
Originally it was thought he was seriously hurt but it was later released that he suffered facial cuts after smashing his Cadillac into a neighbour's tree as he pulled out of his drive and was allowed home after treatment in a local hospital.
Woods' management released a statement that "he was admitted, treated and released in good condition.'
His agent Mark Steinberg insisted the player was "fine" but admitted he had facial lacerations though the injuries were not serious.
Florida Highway Patrol says the accident is still under investigation in the Florida suburb of Isleworth but revealed it was not alcohol-related.
Woods later pulled out of his own Chevron World Challenge tournament, citing injuries sustained in the crash but refused to answer police or media questions about the incident.
It also emerged the star was not wearing shoes when he was found unconscious at the side of the road.He was later fined £100, with four penalty points on his driving licence for careless driving.
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I'll start then,now we know he's ok. Apparently they think that the crash may be related to a set of new tyres he had fitted to the car, they suspect he may have got a hole in one.
Posted: 27/11/2009 20:33
In Geoff Shackleford's column today there was a story (from The National Enquirer of all places) that Tiger was playing a course belonging to someone other than Mrs Woods. His injuries were said to have occurred before he got in the car which was travelling less than 30 mph (evidenced by the fact the airbags didn't deploy). Should we wonder whether the lacerations to his face were caused by an irate Elin Woods who had just flung him out of the house?!!! Richest sportsman in the world, this divorce (if there is one) will cost Tiger even more than what Greg Norman paid!!
Posted: 27/11/2009 21:31
In Geoff Shackleford's column today there was a story (from The National Enquirer of all places) that Tiger was playing a course belonging to someone other than Mrs Woods.
stories all over the net. having seen a pic of the other party, i am having a hard time believing that he would be playing away.
Posted: 27/11/2009 21:33
What odds on Tiger pegging it up at the next event, dishevelled, a few days' growth on his chin, bags under his eyes, and an un-ironed shirt?!;-) He could be mistaken for me 
Posted: 28/11/2009 08:04
Where did his missus get the golf club that she is alleged to have smashed the back window of the Cadillac SUV with - and why? 
When I told my Missus about the 4 iron this morning she said that if she heard me have a crash outside the house at 2.00 in the morning she would automatically find my golf bag and take the 4 iron out of it for good measure because I always leave my golf bag handy in the portch of the house don't I.
Posted: 28/11/2009 10:52
Sounds to me like they had a barney, he tried to flee (seems odd he was heading out at 2am!), she chased him with a golf club and smashed the window of the car, causing him to crash. There, that wasn't too difficult. Next case, please....
Posted: 28/11/2009 11:17
Defo something fishy going on here. Here's the link to G-Shac's site, a good round up of all the stories - http://www.geoffshackelford.com/
Posted: 28/11/2009 11:27
Never struck me as they type who'd play away from home.
Mind you, I've been surprised in the past.
The police report said that Mrs Woods, after hearing the crash, ran out and broke through the rear window to get to her husband and extracted him from the vehicle. As the police arrived Mrs Woods was administering first aid to Tiger at which point they took over the first aid administration and called for an ambulance. Tiger was able to speak but was inaudible as he was just mumbling, and was drifting in an out.
He was taken to the hospital & treated for facial lacerations and was then discharged.
Is it possible that Elin & Tiger had a bit of a barney (the impetus of this can merely be speculated on - unless Shackleford lives with the Wood's). Tiger gets in his car (without fastening his seatbelt) & tears off in a fit of pique.
Now this Caddillac SUV jobby - if it's the one I think *he* would have - puts a lot of power through a rear fixed differential. If he's floored it in a strop the back end can kick out easy enough, bump, no seatbelt = nasty knock even at 30mph.
But I guess as most of you GM folk - unlike me - who are perfect parents, also never argue with your spouses.
As a poor husband as well as Father I have the occasional row wi' the Mrs & sometimes you need to just get out of the way for a few minutes.
Maybe Tiger is just human, like me, and had a bit of a silly accident?
However, for the rest of you, how is Stepford these days?
Posted: 28/11/2009 13:07
Tiger drove into the trees. Tiger drove into the trees. Tiger drove into the trees. Tiger drove into the trees. Tiger drove into the trees. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Posted: 28/11/2009 14:40
He was taken to the hospital and then discharged.
By the sounds of it, the hospital wasn't the only place this happened recently
Posted: 28/11/2009 14:58
I can relate to this, 100%. Whilst having a blazing row with the wife to be, I stormed off into my Landrover 90. The "Lanny" was parked facing our house and I reversed at speed out of our oval shaped green. My neighbour living directly opposite was driving out at a sensible speed in his XR2, which he polished three times a week.... The inevitable happened, as I am gathering speed in reverse, she was waving her arms and shouting, me thinking "Oh just f*ck off" not realising she was trying to warn me about Phil's little car heading for oblivion.... I ended up on his bonnet and my tow bar through his windscreen, I snapped one of his front struts and put a large crease in the roof, totalling the car.... Mine had a rip in the spare wheel cover.... After he came home from A&E the "chat" we had over fault became quite heated, he still can't bring himself to acknowledge me....
Posted: 28/11/2009 16:51
MAc1 did u accept responsibility for the crash ?
Posted: 28/11/2009 18:09
Strangely, I cracked a few text jokes last night...which are uncannily similar to the story on www.tmz.com
He's gonna have to play the Seniors Tour now like Greg, $500M is a big divorce payout.
Posted: 28/11/2009 20:28
A couple was on their honeymoon, lying in bed, about ready to consummate
their marriage, when the new bride says to the husband, "I have a confession
to make, I'm not a virgin."
The husband replies, "That's no big thing in this day and age."
The wife continues, "Yeah, I've been with one other guy."
"Oh yeah? Who was the guy?"
"Tiger Woods."
"Tiger Woods the golfer?"
"Yeah."
"Well he's rich, famous and handsome. I can see why you went to bed with him."
The husband and wife then make passionate love. When they get done, the
husband gets up and walks to the telephone.
"What are you doing?" says the wife.
The husband says, "I'm hungry. I was going to call room service and get some
food."
"Tiger wouldn't do that."
"Oh yeah? What would Tiger do?"
"He'd come back to bed and do it a second time."
The husband puts down the phone and goes back to bed to make love with his
wife a second time. When they finish, he gets up and goes over to the phone.
"What are you doing?" she says.
The husband says, "I'm still hungry so I was going to get room service to get
some food."
"Tiger wouldn't do that."
"Oh yeah? What would Tiger do?"
"He'd come back to bed and do it one more time."
The guy slams down the phone and goes back to bed and makes love to his wife
one more time. When they finish he's tired and beat. He drags himself over to
the phone and starts to dial.
The wife asks, "Are you calling room service?"
"No! I'm calling Tiger Woods to find out what's par for this hole!"
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Posted: 28/11/2009 21:59
MAc1 did u accept responsibility for the crash ?
Well, He was coming out of the green and so was I, all be it in reverse.... In them days the insurance used to settle on a 50/50 basis and each other claim on their fully comp, etc....I new that Phil always sailed close to the wind, shall we say. I threw it on his toes and asked for his details of insurance... He exploded and demanded I personally footed the bill... So I new he was uninsured, what a d*ckhead and a lucky escape for me... Now I was in no mood at all (still having blues) to listen to his bollocks, so off we went. He was removed from my front door and told to come back with his insurance details or don't bother, in so many words. His car was taken by the scrapman a couple of days later. Ten years on and I'm still waiting for his details.....
Posted: 28/11/2009 22:45
Nice link Smufter, Some witty comments on there....
Posted: 29/11/2009 08:48
The emergency call that was made after the crash. http://news.bnonews.com/nuzh
Posted: 29/11/2009 20:27
Copied via Yahoo: Tiger Woods is so rich that he owns lots of expensive cars. Now he has a hole in one. What's the difference between a car and a golf ball? Tiger can drive a ball 400 yards. Tiger Woods wasn't seriously injured in the crash, but he's still below par. What were Tiger Woods and his wife doing out at 2.30 in the morning? They went clubbing Tiger Woods crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree. He couldn’t decide between a wood and an iron.
Posted: 30/11/2009 09:05
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