OT: Tiger Woods hospitalized from car accident
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tiger-woods-car-accident-los-angeles
https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/23/tiger-woods-car-crash-golf-tournament/
"On February 23, 2021, at approximately 7:12 AM, LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Ranchos Palos Verdes," officials say.
"The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne Boulevard, at Blackhorse Road, when it crashed. The vehicle sustained major damage."
"The driver and sole occupant was identified as PGA golfer, Eldrick 'Tiger' Woods," officials confirmed.
"Mr. Woods was extricated from the wreck with the 'jaws of life' by Los Angeles County firefighters and paramedics, then transported to a local hospital by ambulance for his injuries."
Unclear what caused the accident. Cops are investigating.
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:47 PM ^
Scary pic of accident...: https://twitter.com/SonsofJohnnieLe/status/1364298503707484160
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:49 PM ^
How far away is the road? Nowhere to be seen in the picture.
EDIT: Here's another picture for perspective.
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:57 PM ^
I've been on that stretch of Hawthorne northbound --- it has about a 40 MPH speed limit but is on a fairly significant downhill grade with curves involved too.
Not to speculate too much, but if he was on something and "zonked out" for a few seconds, this would be a result.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:23 PM ^
He has a history of taking pain pills, and that road does require constant attention. Not understanding the downvotes.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:49 PM ^
You've been here long enough to understand the down votes. Bad news, or unsubstantiated speculation, down vote the bearer.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:52 PM ^
Did anyone watch his interview Sunday with Jim Nantz during the Riviera? He was either on something , was on something the night before and just got up, or hadn’t slept in a week. His eyes were half open and bloodshot red
February 23rd, 2021 at 6:06 PM ^
His back is giving him problems again. IIRC correctly, he's not too far removed from his 5th back surgery. Even the Masters was in doubt prior to this crash.
February 24th, 2021 at 6:43 AM ^
Is this is that interview you are referencing? I don't see anything any different from any other interview he's had. His eyes are a little red, but he seems cognizant and coherent.
February 23rd, 2021 at 8:17 PM ^
Authorities released a statement saying impairment not suspected.
February 23rd, 2021 at 4:11 PM ^
Seeing how far his car travelled he was obviously driving at a high rate of speed. First thing that came to mind for me was either DUI or maybe he’s on pain killers from his back surgery and over did them. But it would be hard to believe this bad of an accident happened from something like he was just texting
February 23rd, 2021 at 4:18 PM ^
The LA Times says some anonymous law enforcement guy said extreme speed was evident.
February 23rd, 2021 at 5:49 PM ^
Texting is as bad as DUI if not worse - it takes your eyes completely off the road.
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:58 PM ^
Great. So it appears that he probably fell asleep, swerved through oncoming lanes (whether any traffic was oncoming is not knowable), and went off the side. The only other explanation is that he was spending too much time looking at his phone and didn't realize he was driving off the far side of the road. I find that ... not believable.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:11 PM ^
undoubtedly they will pull his blood and do some testing. regardless, i hope he's not hurt badly but with the comment below about operating on multiple leg injuries, it sounds like bad ju-ju.
paging mgoblogger guthrie, a DA in LA county. maybe he can shed some light on what happened.
February 23rd, 2021 at 6:26 PM ^
Lol. Totally guess on what actually happened but unwilling to speculate on whether there was oncoming traffic. ?♂️
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:51 PM ^
His ex wife wasn't chasing him with a golf club again was she?
But really, hopefully he's alright. He's been down this road before with prescriptions and driving I'm pretty sure.
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:52 PM ^
Agent reports Tiger is in surgery for multiple leg injuries.
February 23rd, 2021 at 2:56 PM ^
I have a dollar that says he gets legal proceedings for DUI (either drugs or alcohol). Fucking idiot.
The only way I lose that dollar is if someone finds a 3-wood in the tailgate area...
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:10 PM ^
Maybe...but until info actually comes out this is pure speculation, and you're an asshole.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:14 PM ^
Yes, it is certainly speculation. It's also the most likely outcome - whether you like it, or not...
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:38 PM ^
You have no idea what the most likely outcome is. It doesn't really matter what I like or not, I only care about what the facts say. If he was intoxicated...dumb move. If not...you're still a slanderous asshole.
February 23rd, 2021 at 4:22 PM ^
Slander is spoken.
Libel is written.
Neither are applicable here.
Asshole. :)
February 23rd, 2021 at 9:33 PM ^
If slander torts are enforced on this blog we will all be broke.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:51 PM ^
7:00am I highly doubt it, excuse the pun.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:36 PM ^
No need to call the authorities in to investigate. A dude in VA has internet access. Case closed.
February 24th, 2021 at 8:37 AM ^
I lose my dollar! Go figure - baseless speculation was wrong on all accounts! Apparently, he was driving excessively fast for whatever reason. Some rumors say he was mad at someone, others says he drove off in a huff and almost hit the tournament manager, still others say he was mad for some reason and probably driving extremely fast.
In any case, I'm glad he wasn't impaired from drugs/alcohol (which wouldn't have been a new thing for him), and I'm glad nobody else was injured. But my initial statement stands - he's a fucking idiot. Mistakes happen - everyone makes them. But repeating crippling 'mistakes' like this crosses into carelessness. If your careless behind the wheel then fuck off, idiot.
February 24th, 2021 at 11:47 AM ^
There are reports that he was late for something too--so he may have been driving fast to try and make up time. Which is dumb, but almost everyone has done that at some point in time.
February 24th, 2021 at 9:26 PM ^
All you can say is "I lose a dollar."? And you "stand" by by your statement of him being a "fucking idiot." Unbelievable.
How about: YOU are the fucking idiot. You falsely accuse him of driving drunk and you're gonna double down on your stupidity by insulting him on even more rumors rather than admitting you were WRONG?
Furthermore, you still don't know SHIT about the accident. Yet you put out more allegations. "Apparently" this and "rumor" that. Just more uninformed slander. And nowhere do you apologize or admit fault.
You are a first class POS.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:02 PM ^
All these years and I had no idea his first name is Eldrick.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:19 PM ^
I thought he had it legally changed to Tiger years ago.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:20 PM ^
I double checked and found I was wrong. His legal name is Eldrick Tont Woods.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:02 PM ^
If vinny chase can afford to pay turtle to drive him everywhere, why is tiger even behind the wheel of a car.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:33 PM ^
Nailed this. Uber XL seems like a smart alternative. Or if you had Tiger Woods money - why wouldn't you take a stretch limo everywhere and chill?
Either way, good message for him and Lindsey Lohan: Put the fucking car keys down!!!
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:48 PM ^
He’s notoriously cheap.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:53 PM ^
Then it's even stupider! This is going to cost him a lot more than a personal driver ever could...
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:59 PM ^
This could actually be the answer. I was listening to a guy who used to work in Vegas and it was known all around that Tiger is a terrible tipper.
That said, I hope he is okay. Oddly similar to Ben Hogan's crash where he sustained some bad injuries. Hogan actually came back to win multiple majors after that. Of course I don't think he was as old as Tiger is now.
February 23rd, 2021 at 7:10 PM ^
He always gave his waitresses a big tip.
February 23rd, 2021 at 6:12 PM ^
Looking at the pic, this is a courtesy vehicle from the Genesis golf tournament. He’s likely under their umbrella-Ella-Ella and will not pay anything.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:04 PM ^
at one time this dude was on top of the world
February 24th, 2021 at 8:20 AM ^
So was Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson, and Mike Tyson, and Lance Armstrong, and Derek Jeter, etc.... No one stays on top. They all have a shelf life.
February 24th, 2021 at 10:00 AM ^
But I think we can agree, Tiger was Tiger's own downfall from the peak. His appetite for escorts and whores was self inflicted, kudos that he did climb back and win another major.
Iron Mike and Lance were their own downfall as well, but MJ, Magic, Jeter, etc.... they exhausted their dominance, no one stays in their prime forever.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:13 PM ^
Golf wants him, but I just hope he is okay and can live a normal life.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:13 PM ^
This may be the end of the final run. Just too many injuries
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:23 PM ^
He just had another back procedure. Even without the accident, his back is a mess that seems vulnerable to a violent, repetitive golf swing.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:17 PM ^
I live a couple of miles from there. Given where the car is positioned, it seems pretty likely he was heading downhill and crossed over into the opposite lanes of traffic. It doesn't come across in that picture but the area where the car came to rest is going up a pretty steep embankment. It would be hard to get in that position if the car was traveling in the correct lanes when it went off the road.
If that's the case, he's lucky to be alive. It's a steep hill and he would have been heading downhill (if my speculation is correct). At 7 a.m., there's a decent amount of traffic headed uphill. Lucky he didn't kill himself or others.
As for cause, it's best to wait. For all we know, he was up all night and got in a car at 7 in the morning and fell asleep at the wheel.
February 23rd, 2021 at 4:00 PM ^
.... or he got a flat that made the car violently swerve to the left, into incoming traffic and did the only thing he could to miss them.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:18 PM ^
Geez. Let’s hope he can walk. Forget golf.
how many comeback stories can one man fulfill?
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:23 PM ^
Wish him a speedy recovery. Just from the outside he seems to be in a better mental state of mind recently compared to when he was dominating the tour. Having you own kids who are growing up and looking up to you will do that. Hope to see him on the tour again. The last time we saw him playing golf on TV was with his kid a few months back.
February 23rd, 2021 at 3:28 PM ^
Must have been running from his wife again.