Tiger Woods home after horror car crash and shares update on recovery

Tiger Woods is back home and has shared an update on his recovery after escaping from a horror car crash.

Posting on his official Twitter account the golfing legend praised medical staff and the 'outpouring of support and encouragement' from fans.

Tiger suffered injuries including two open fractures and a shattered ankle, and had to have his right leg put back together with a metal rod, pins and screws after the crash.

The 45-year-old was treated at LA's Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre - a level one trauma centre with a reputation for rehabbing athletes last month.

Now, in a statement released via social media, he said he is home and recovering.

He said: "Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery.

"I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that I have received over the past few weeks.

"Thank you to the incredible surgeons, doctors, nurses and staff at Harbour-UCLA Medical Centre and Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre.

"You have all taken such great care of me and I cannot thank you enough.

"I will be recovering at home and working on getting stronger every day."

Tiger survived "what would otherwise have been a fatal crash" last month because the interior of his vehicle remained largely intact, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva.

The police chief added that "deputies at the time did not see any evidence of impairment" after arriving on the scene at 7.18am local time and confirmed that the sports star was "not drunk" and that the crash was "purely an accident".

He was the only person in the car when it crashed.

It was reported at the time that it would be 'at least three months' before he would be able to put weight on his foot, according to former PGA Tour golfer and orthopedic surgeon Bill Mallon.

Reference: Mirrror ; William Walker  17/03/2021