He reflected on the process of undergoing an excruciating medical process while also being the subject of intense media scrutiny. Apart from occasional dispatches on social media, Woods has not spoken publicly or done interviews since the day of the accident.Īsked multiple times about the crash itself, Woods declined to discuss it, saying he had spoken with investigators and that his account of the accident would be contained in their reports. Returning from a video shoot at a nearby golf club, Woods lost control of his SUV and swerved across multiple lanes, rolling over into a shallow ravine next to the road. Phil Mickelson Returning To Golf In Saudi-Backed Tournament After Controversial CommentsĪ high rate of speed was cited by authorities last April in the single-vehicle crash, which occurred on a residential street in Palos Verdes, CA.

“My leg hurts and my back hurts,” he said.

While he appeared calm and in good physical shape, wearing a black patterned Nike golf shirt that revealed well-conditioned arms, he told one reporter he was feeling pain just sitting there. Removing the leg “was on the table,” he said at the news conference. He also revealed that it had been a “50-50” call as to whether he would need to have his right leg amputated. The comments from Woods built on an interview released Monday by Golf Digest, in which he declared he would never return to full-time pro golf. Even once he started chipping and putting in the back yard, he asked workers at his house to fill the hole with sand so he wouldn’t have to bend over as far to retrieve the ball. “I’ll play a round here and there.”ĭuring the 38-minute news conference (watch it below) at the Hero World Challenge, a PGA Tour stop in the Bahamas, Woods repeatedly emphasized the pain and difficulty of his recovery.

“As far as playing at the tour level, I don’t know when that’s going to happen,” Woods said.

Speaking to the media for the first time since his car crash last February, Tiger Woods declined to address details of the accident but affirmed he is unlikely to return to full-time pro golf.

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