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Tiger Woods was all smiles ahead of this weekend's PNC Championship as he makes his highly anticipated return to competition after a February car crash shattered his leg. The 15-times major winner will play alongside 12-year-old son Charlie in Orlando, Florida, months after the car accident that nearly led to his leg being amputated. Woods told an on-course reporter that he was overwhelmed by the response he had received from the fans. "The people have been so receptive and so warm and so

Tiger Woods will go out in the final group when he makes his highly anticipated return to competition at this week's PNC Championship in Orlando, Florida, according to a list of tee times published on Thursday. Woods, who sustained serious leg injuries in a February car crash, and his 12-year-old son Charlie will tee off at 12:18 p.m. ET (1718 GMT) on Saturday alongside good friend and world number six Justin Thomas, who is playing with his father Mike. Thomas, who has not

Tiger Woods posted a photo of himself on crutches on Friday and said his rehab is “coming along” two months after the golf great suffered severe leg injuries when his car careened off a road near Los Angeles and crashed. The photo on the Instagram account of the 45-year-old American showed him smiling on a golf course with a black and white dog. "My course is coming along faster than I am," he said, adding a smiling face emoji. "But it's nice to

LOS ANGELES: Tiger Woods said on Tuesday (Mar 16) he has left hospital and is recovering at home after being seriously injured in a car crash in Los Angeles last month. In a statement released on social media, the golf superstar thanked hospital staff who cared for him following his single vehicle car accident on Feb 23. "Happy to report that I am back home and continuing my recovery," Woods said. "I am so grateful for the outpouring of support and encouragement that

Bryson DeChambeau held onto a victory over Lee Westwood to claim the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Sunday afternoon. DeChambeau nailed a 5-foot putt for a 1-under 71, which led to a one-shot victory over Westwood. The two golfers were never separated by more than one stroke over the last 15 holes of their incredible matchup. After the win, DeChambeau revealed that Tiger Woods sent him an inspirational text with some advice before he began his round at Bay Hill on Sunday. DeChambeau said the text

Tiger Woods could return to competitive golf within a year, top orthopedic surgeons said on Wednesday, but the road back from serious leg injuries sustained in a car crash will be a long and gruelling one. Already credited with one of sport’s great comebacks when he returned from back surgery to win a fifth Masters in 2019, ending an 11-year majors drought, Woods will have to be even more resilient if he is to overcome the damage done in Tuesday’s accident. The 45-year-old

When Tiger Woods crashed his car in Southern California last week, he told sheriff's deputies that he had no recollection of driving or how the accident happened, according to a Los Angeles County affidavit for a search warrant of the vehicle's black box. Woods was driving February 23 in Rancho Palos Verdes, near Los Angeles, shortly after 7 a.m. PT when his Genesis SUV hit a "Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates" sign, crossed a center divider and traveled more than 150 feet across

Golfers wore red shirts and black pants during the WGC-Workday Championship on Sunday in honor of golf legend Tiger Woods, who is hospitalized after a serious car accident last week. Woods responded on Twitter to the gesture made by many in the golf community, including Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and Cameron Champ, who wore Woods' signature outfit. "It is hard to explain how touching today was when I turned on the tv and saw all the red shirts," Woods wrote Sunday. "To every

Tiger Woods, the golf legend involved in a serious car crash earlier this week, was moved to Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai Medical Center on Thursday to continue "orthopedic care and recovery." Woods had been receiving care at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. He suffered extensive damage to his right leg in a rollover crash on Tuesday on the border of the communities of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes. Dr. Anish Mahajan, chief medical officer and interim chief executive of Harbor-UCLA, outlined Woods’ "significant injuries

Tiger Woods was alive and conscious when first responders rushed to the scene of a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said. Villanueva said that Woods was driving at a "relatively greater speed than normal" when he crashed in a hilly area and that Woods was driving northbound when he hit a center divider and flew several hundred feet. He added that there was no evidence of impairment when emergency personnel arrived. "[The vehicle] crossed the center divider, to the point that it

Tiger Woods "hopes" to play in the Masters at Augusta National in April after undergoing a fifth back surgery. The 45-year-old American had a microdiscectomy to relieve a pressurised disc fragment in January. Woods recovered from spinal fusion surgery in 2017 to win a 15th major at the 2019 Masters, but his participation in this year's event - which begins on 8 April - is in the balance. "I'm feeling fine - I'm a little stiff," Woods told CBS Television. "I have one

Melbourne: American professional golfer, Tiger Woods has secured 15 majors and a record 82 US PGA Tour events. But the Woods admitted on Sunday that winning the Presidents Cup is extra special and honouring. After Hale Irwin in the inaugural Presidents Cup in 1994, Woods became the second playing-captain to lift the biennial matchplay trophy. Tiger Woods the 43-year-old secured all three matches he played, apart from the Saturday fourballs and foursomes to focus entirely on his captaincy duties. Tiger Woods competing in

Many people can’t have failed to notice several sports stars getting something of a reputation for enjoying a gamble over the years. While this may not be any more common than with the average public, their high profile certainly makes it more visible. But are there particular reasons why our sporting heroes are drawn to this activity? There’s no denying that casinos are glamorous places where the well-heeled often choose to go in their leisure time. The fact that many sports stars could definitely