Florida authorities reported that Tiger Woods was injured in an early morning car accident outside his mansion on Friday.
Tiger Woods sustained facial cuts in a minor car accident when his SUV hit a fire hydrant and a neighbor’s tree as he was leaving his mansion in a gated waterfront community near Orlando, Florida.
The Florida Highway Patrol said the 33-year-old PGA Tour star was alone in his 2009 Cadillac when he pulled out of his driveway at 2:25 a.m.
The patrol reported Woods’ injuries as serious, although Woods’ spokesman Glenn Greenspan said the golfer was treated at a hospital and released in good condition. Windermere mayor Gary Bruhn said police from the village were among the first on the scene and saw Woods with cuts on his face.
The patrol said alcohol was not involved, although the accident remains under investigation and charges could be filed.
Where Woods was going at that hour still remains a mystery, with Greenspan and agent Mark Steinberg saying there would be no comment beyond the short statement of the accident on Woods’ Web site.
The accident no doubt rattled not only fans, but also the many major corporations that rely on Woods’ star power to sell everything from sports drinks, T-shirts and razors to golf tournament tickets.
“I can imagine that the world stopped for Tiger Woods advertisers when they first heard the news and that, literally, their hearts missed a beat,” said ABC News sports consultant and USA Today sports columnist Christine Brennan.
Woods has reportedly earned more than US$100 million annually and, according to Forbes, more than US$1 billion during his career thus far, thanks, in part, to endorsement deals with companies such as Nike, Gatorade, Electronic Arts, TAG Heuer and Gillette.
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