- 45-year-old treated for multiple fractures of right leg
- Golfer ‘awake and responsive’ in hospital
Tiger Woods has had surgery for multiple fractures of his right leg after a car accident that a Los Angeles police officer said he was “very fortunate” to have survived.
The golfer was “awake and responsive” after the operation to insert a rod into his tibia and stabilize his ankle with pins, according to a statement by his TGR foundation on Tuesday night.
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(April 13, 1997) Breakthrough major win at Augusta
