Tiger Woods at the Genesis Invitational in LA on Feb. 21, 2021.APTiger Woods was reportedly transferred to a different Los Angeles hospital after receiving surgery for leg injuries suffered in a single-car crash this week.
The golfing legend was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from Harbor UCLA Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for his leg fractures on Tuesday, CBS News reported.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, the hospital where Tiger Woods was transferred on Feb. 25, 2021. AP The hospital didn’t provide any other details, saying it was respecting patient confidentiality.
“On behalf of our staff, it was an honor to provide orthopedic trauma care to one of our generation’s greatest athletes,” Dr. Anish Mahajan, Harbor-UCLA’s chief medical officer, said in a statement.
Woods was conscious and alert as he was being pulled out through the front windshield of his mangled luxury SUV following the morning wreck in Rancho Palos Verdes, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
The athlete’s injuries included a shattered ankle and two leg fractures. Authorities said he was not drunk at the time of the crash.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the crash.
Tiger Woods’ car after the crash on Feb. 23, 2021. AP