Three days after his surgery following a serious car accident, the news is good for golf superstar Tiger Woods.

The care given to him "was successful and he is recovering," his entourage announced on Friday February 26 via the golf star's Twitter account.

The champion has been transferred to the prestigious Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where he underwent new "follow-up procedures for his injuries this morning," the statement said, without specifying the nature of this treatment. .

"The procedures were successful and he is now recovering, and in good spirits," said the short text published on behalf of "Tiger and his family".

Tuesday, Tiger Woods had undergone extensive operation at Harbor-UCLA Hospital, a trauma center where he was evacuated by emergency services shortly after his accident, for "multiple open fractures" in his right leg which required him to be inserted. a metal rod in the tibia and screws to strengthen the bones of the foot and ankle.

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According to the policeman who discovered the injured but conscious champion in his badly damaged car, Tiger Woods "was very lucky to make it out alive".

Tiger Woods rolled over several times after presumably losing control of his vehicle on a steep, crash-prone road near Los Angeles.

According to the county sheriff, Woods was traveling "at a relatively faster than normal speed" on a portion limited to 72 km / h (45 miles / h), adding that no signs of braking had been noted.

No other vehicle was involved and nothing suggests that the golfer was under the influence of alcohol or other substances, according to the first elements of the investigation which could last several weeks.

Tiger Woods was in the California megalopolis due to a tournament he sponsored, the Genesis Invitational, which wrapped up last weekend.

Recently operated on the back for the fifth time, he said on Sunday that he was not sure of playing the Masters in April.

The champion has won 82 American Golf Tour (PGA) tournaments in his career, tied with the legendary Sam Snead (1912-2002).

With AFP

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