What We Know About Tiger Woods & # 039; Car Crash

Why was Woods in the Los Angeles area?

Woods, who lives in Florida, was in Southern California to host the Riviera Country Club's Genesis Invitational, but not to participate in the Genesis Invitational in Pacific Palisades last weekend. Genesis Motor is a luxury car division of Hyundai. Woods was in a 2021 Genesis GV80 S.U.V., which was provided to him during the tournament; he is known for always driving a free car at tournaments.

Woods stayed over the weekend to do a promotional photo shoot for Golf Digest, and when the crash occurred, according to ESPN, he was on his way to a photo shoot with NFL quarterbacks Drew Brees and Justin Herbert.

Where did Woods' career stand before the crash?

Even before Tuesday's wreck, it wasn't clear when Woods, 45, would play again or if he would be able to pursue a record sixth Masters victory this spring.

Woods was trying to recover from his fifth back surgery, a microdiscectomy he had last month.

Appearing on CBS on Sunday During the final round of the Genesis tournament, Woods was asked if he would participate in the Augusta National Golf Club Masters in April. "God, I hope so," he said. "I have to get there first."

Although Woods said last month that he expected to miss at least two tournaments, he did not publicly rule out playing in the Masters, which he last won in 2019. On Sunday, he said that he " felt fine, a little stiff ”and waited for another MRI scan to evaluate his progress.

Meanwhile, he said he was "still doing the mundane things you have to do for rehabilitation, the little things before you can be drawn to something more." placed in the Masters 2020, which was played in November due to the coronavirus pandemic. Although he shot a 10 on the 12th hole on the final round, he birdie for five of the last six holes.