Tiger Woods released from hospital
Updated on 28 November 2009
Florida police are still waiting to question Tiger Woods following a crash outside his home. His wife is reported to have broken a car window with a golf club before pulling the golfer from the vehicle.
Woods was found semi-conscious with facial injuries after his car reportedly hit a fire hydrant and tree, but he was released from a hospital in good condition after treatment.
Police were told his wife used a golf club to break the rear window of the car and pull him from the vehicle after the accident.
The incident came amid rumours circulating on the internet and gossip columns over problems the star has been facing in his private life.
A local police chief Daniel Saylor said Woods's wife, Elin Nordegren, "explained to my officers that the doors were locked and she could not gain entry" into the crashed vehicle, so she "used a golf club" to smash a window.
Woods, 33, who made a triumphant return to professional golf this year after missing much of last season following reconstructive knee surgery, suffered "serious" injuries, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
But the golfer's office called the accident "minor". The FHP said in a statement that Woods was hurt when his Cadillac Escalade hit a fire hydrant and then a tree as he pulled out of the driveway of his house in Windermere, Florida, near Orlando, around 2:25am.
Saylor told CNN when his officers arrived at the scene, Woods "was on the ground, semi-unconscious and had lacerations to the upper and lower lips".
Woods was bleeding from the mouth and was "in and out of it for several minutes," Saylor said.
The accident was not alcohol-related, the FHP said. "The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending".
Woods's office, in a statement published on his website, said: "He was admitted, treated and released today in good condition.
"We appreciate very much everyone's thoughts and well wishes."
