Tiger Car Accident. ***All Content Subject to Moderation***

[Mookieb10]

17 hours ago, ALIF said:

Wow, segmental tibial shaft fracture with compartment syndrome. Wasn’t a pilon fracture if they got an IM nail down it. Hope he didn’t have a talus fx too.

Are you a spine guy?

 

i only ask cause your language sound knowledgeable and i see the term “alif” on a bunch of back surgery clients. Anterior something internal fixation i think?

Edited February 25, 2021 by Mookieb10

[josepht1010]

In the weeks and months to come the best surgeons in the world will perform surgeries to improve on/fix what the trauma surgeons did to him in the heat of the battle.  This will be a long long road to recovery!  Just crazy stuff!

[Dill Pickleson]

Would be really sad if this is how his career ends, I really hope not, hopefully he recovers well and can continue to compete, but most importantly my best wishes go out to my sports hero in this time of need.

[sevenputts]

Prayers sent 🙏🐅

[LeoLeo99]

1 hour ago, Old Tom Morris said:

Trust me, if he wasn’t driving recklessly or too fast for the conditions, he could avoid the situations you described. The damage to the vehicle is consistent with a car driving too fast.  I’ve worked plenty of wrecks in my life as I own a wrecker service in NC.  The only thing that causes vehicle damage like that is excessive speed.  Kinetic energy = 1/2mv^2

 

I read he was speeding out of the hotel, almost hit another car while leaving the hotel and was due to give a golf lesson to Drew Brees at 7:30 who was at a course 60 minutes away and Tiger had 30 minutes to get there.  Sounds like speed was definitely a factor in this.

 

He needed rods, pins, and screws to fix things and bone broke the skin.  Let's hope he makes a full recovery.  

[Duct Tape]

12 hours ago, LeoLeo99 said:

 

I read he was speeding out of the hotel, almost hit another car while leaving the hotel and was due to give a golf lesson to Drew Brees at 7:30 who was at a course 60 minutes away and Tiger had 30 minutes to get there.  Sounds like speed was definitely a factor in this.

 

He needed rods, pins, and screws to fix things and bone broke the skin.  Let's hope he makes a full recovery.  

You also read, here and maybe elsewhere, that he fractured both femurs and was extracted by the Jaws of Life.  Now known to be speculation. 
 

His immediate concerns with an open tib/fib fx were vascular supply and stabilization, hopefully both addressed by now, and infection. I’ve never been a Tiger fan, as documented on other posts here, esp since 2009, but as a doctor, golfer, and human I wish him the best possible recovery. 

Edited February 25, 2021 by Duct Tape

[BlackDiamondPar5]

7 minutes ago, Duct Tape said:

You also read, here and maybe elsewhere, that he fractured both femurs and was extracted by the Jaws of Life.  
 

His immediate concerns with an open tib/fib fx were vascular supply and stabilization, hopefully both addressed by now, and infection. I’ve never been a Tiger fan, as documented on other posts here, esp since 2009, but as a doctor, golfer, and human I wish him the best possible recovery. 

Good post. 

On a separate note it's quite funny that an MD uses the screen name Duct Tape... Patch me up Doc 🙂

[dlygrisse]

So, it sounds like Tiger is going to be okay, steel rod in the leg, multiple fractures.  It will be painful but he more than likely will be walking again in 3 months and be playing golf later in the year assuming there isn’t something else going on we don’t know about, or some Alex Smith type of complications.  At this point his back is still probably a bigger long term concern. 
 

I am speaking as someone who had a similar leg injury, although the bone didn’t break the skin, and who has a chronic creaky back. His leg will never be the same, but it will probably be functional.  

[BIG STU]

1 hour ago, tthomasgolfer605 said:

https://www.genesis.com/au/en/luxury-suv-genesis-gv80-safety.html  Interesting how many safety features it had. Whether or not they working correctly, who knows.

Oh yeah from my experience as a Volunteer Fireman, wrecker driver and building dirt track stock cars from the pictures I saw the cockpit of the car held up well and none of the panels seemed to bend. What I speculate and at this point it is mere speculation that the motor trans assembly went back some under and posibably deflected the floorboards and thus the leg injuries. But IMHO that Genesis was a solid built car. IMHO again I would say the airbags did their job too

[mshills]

Cannot believe some of what I’m reading on here, but I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. 
 

Prayers for Tiger. I know a little about what he has in front of him and it is not good.

 

TW and I are the same age. Two years ago I had an open tib/fib AND a tib/fib plateau fracture on my L leg that required multiple internal fixations. Also fractured the socket of my L hip. Also crushed my R patella beyond repair and sustained a severe crush fracture to my R calcaneus (heel). 
 

I can no longer jog, run, play soccer, ski, jump, climb a ladder, shoot a basketball or play golf at all. Had to quit the game, sadly, and it was my passion. But there is a LOT I still can do, most importantly LIVE, and see my kids grow up!

 

TW is of course in far better physical shape than I was, so that will help. Prayers sent for his recovery and quality of life. He is one of the most remarkable winners I’ve ever seen in any sport and I’m so grateful to have seen him at his peak. 

[MK7Golf21]

Every news outer was saying both legs, sounds like it was the lower right. I believe that the right leg being hurt is better than lead leg for a golf swing so I guess that’s a positive.

[LeoLeo99]

20 minutes ago, Duct Tape said:

You also read, here and maybe elsewhere, that he fractured both femurs and was extracted by the Jaws of Life.  
 

His immediate concerns with an open tib/fib fx were vascular supply and stabilization, hopefully both addressed by now, and infection. I’ve never been a Tiger fan, as documented on other posts here, esp since 2009, but as a doctor, golfer, and human I wish him the best possible recovery. 

They retracted the jaws of life statement.  They pulled off the windshield to get him out. 

 

I was thinking about Alex Smith and his horrible leg infection.  Hope Tiger doesn't have to deal with that.  

Edited February 24, 2021 by LeoLeo99

[dlygrisse]

[OcRockRoller]

Outside of 2000, Tiger, historically, has never been a good driver. He should have never left Butch 

[GwrxMod]

Enough is enough. We tried to keep this topic open. Thread is being cleaned, warnings are going out.

 

NO more personal attacks. Do we really have to remind some of you at this point?

Edited February 24, 2021 by GwrxMod

[wcbjr]

Let me know when he receives one of those.

[miamistomp]

 Hope he recovers fully

 That is it- I don't care about the accident particulars( no one else was hurt and I am sure he has great medical insurance and the best care possible)

 

  One famous sportsman has a car wreck and it is sad and dominates the news

 500,000 Americans die of a preventable virus and it is yesterdays news--that is tragic

[One Putter]

I can sum up how i feel about this with one four letter word that isn't allowed.

 

Hope Tiger can be OK to walk normally again. Forget golf for now 😢

Edited February 24, 2021 by One Putter

[PostandGhost]

2 minutes ago, miamistomp said:

 Hope he recovers fully

 That is it- I don't care about the accident particulars( no one else was hurt and I am sure he has great medical insurance and the best care possible)

 

  One famous sportsman has a car wreck and it is sad and dominates the news

 500,000 Americans die of a preventable virus and it is yesterdays news--that is tragic

I know right!  Sugar kills way more people than that every year for decades and it doesn't get any news coverage.  I'm just glad that Genesis had all the safety features it did.  Sounds like it could have been a lot worse without modern safety technology.  

[Ferguson]

To all ye noble physicians, arborists, physical therapists, chiropractors, former helicopter pilots, current helicopter pilots, rental car managers, attorneys, underwriters, rehabilitation personnel, insurance experts, arbitrators, fiduciaries, sports injury medical assistants, surgeons, traffic experts, police, fire/safety folks and motor vehicle specialists:  

 

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[BlackDiamondPar5]

Just now, Ferguson said:

To all ye noble physicians, arborists, physical therapists, chiropractors, former helicopter pilots, current helicopter pilots, rental car managers, attorneys, underwriters, rehabilitation personnel, insurance experts, arbitrators, fiduciaries, sports injury medical assistants, surgeons, traffic experts, police, fire/safety folks and motor vehicle specialists:  

 

Welcome to WRX!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey Ferg is this Phil's fault? 🤣

[Holy Moses]

Will Steiny let the doctors give us a timetable for recovery?

[tsecor]

16 hours ago, skyking said:

Watch the first 15 seconds of the interview...the way Tiger closes his eyes. Just sayin...

Just saying what? 

 

everyone talking drug use has been proven wrong already......i just wish people would hit the pause button on some of this stuff

Edited February 24, 2021 by tsecor

[Ferguson]

7 minutes ago, BlackDiamondPar5 said:

Hey Ferg is this Phil's fault? 🤣

 

I can't comment at this point.    

[mshills]

We will probably never know what happened and I hope we don’t ever find out. It is none of our business. 
 

We already know what we need to know. Tiger was in an auto accident. Why people insist on speculation and armchair scene reconstruction and sleuthing baffles me. 
 

Get well, Tiger. 

[Divot License]

I'm not so concerned with why the accident happened but the aftermath of it.

 

Personally I don't see Tiger coming back and in a weird way wish he doesn't. 

 

While I consider myself to have witnessed his career I find it hard not to think about his future after having 5 back surgeries and now this accident. As much as I want Tiger to play golf again I want him to have a good happy life more. I now want him to give up competitive golf, and spend his time playing with friends and family and enjoying seeing his children grow up. 

 

He's done enough for golf and the world, now he should focus on himself. 

 

Sadly he might be one of those people that just can't let go and will push his body to try and come back from this also. 

[Unplayablelies]

14 hours ago, PJE said:

If he went immediately into surgery, the police may not have obtained a blood sample. 

The doctors are not supposed to release his information (HIPAA).

In addition to possible DUI drugs (prescription meds) and/or DUI drugs/alcoholic beverages it could have been:

• Driving too fast
• Looking at a cell phone (distracted driving)
• An animal ran out in front of him and he overcorrected to avoid it.

Lots of possibilities but DUI drugs seems most likely. 

   It’s my understanding that Having a license a California automatically gives consent to a blood test. Hippa would prevent the docs from releasing that info to the public but not to the authorities. 
   Now, I don’t know what state he held a license in , prob CA or FLA I’d guess. 

[BlackDiamondPar5]

8 minutes ago, tsecor said:

Just saying what? 

 

everyone talking drug use has been proven wrong already......i just wish people would hit the pause button on some of this stuff

What do you mean "everyone talking drug use has been proven wrong already"

 

Reported 8 Minutes ago : "Sheriff Alex Villanueva earlier said there was no immediate sign of impairment. No attempt to draw blood from Woods was made at the scene. Villanueva said that his condition and signs of being under the influence of narcotics, alcohol or medicine would be the subject of an investigation. 

 

No surprise because these tests can take days and weeks.

[Soloman1]

10 minutes ago, Unplayablelies said:

   It’s my understanding that Having a license a California automatically gives consent to a blood test. Hippa would prevent the docs from releasing that info to the public but not to the authorities. 
   Now, I don’t know what state he held a license in , prob CA or FLA I’d guess. 

 

 

I know I ain't the sharpest knife in the drawer, but I would guess that someone residing in Florida would have a Florida drivers license, since you can't have two.

[MtlJeff]

26 minutes ago, Ferguson said:

To all ye noble physicians, arborists, physical therapists, chiropractors, former helicopter pilots, current helicopter pilots, rental car managers, attorneys, underwriters, rehabilitation personnel, insurance experts, arbitrators, fiduciaries, sports injury medical assistants, surgeons, traffic experts, police, fire/safety folks and motor vehicle specialists:  

 

Welcome to WRX!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I have worked in marketing and sales for 17+ years so i would say i'm very knowledgeable on the subject. From a sales perspective, i would say this: Tiger will need a new car