(CNN) – Golfer Tiger Woods was injured in a one-car traffic accident and released with hydraulic rescue grippers, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) said in a statement Tuesday.
Woods was transported to Harbor UCLA Medical Center with multiple leg injuries and underwent surgery after the accident, according to Golf Digest.
Woods’ vehicle rolled across the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Rancho Palos Verdes this morning. LASD says its vehicle was heading north on Hawthorne Boulevard off Blackhorse Road when it crashed. Woods was taken to a local hospital for his injuries.
The investigation into the accident is ongoing.
According to Los Angeles County spokesman Henry Narvez, Woods sustained moderate to critical injuries. Narvez said another car, not involved in the first rollover incident, stopped after the crash and drove from behind.
Tiger Woods, 45, has won the Masters tournament five times (just one behind Jack Nicklaus, the winner), three times the US Open, four times the PGA Championship and three times the British Open. He last won the Masters in 2019.
Woods previously underwent back surgery, a spinal fusion, in 2017 and returned to the sport almost a year later. He then made a remarkable comeback with the Masters victory in 2019.
His progress last year was hampered by another back injury and the pandemic, which seriously disrupted the golf calendar.