
MIAMI (Reuters) - Tiger Woods, the world's best golfer and a leading force in sports marketing, was injured in a car accident on Friday, a Florida newspaper reported.
It was not clear how serious his injuries were.
A local mayor said he had been released from hospital.
"Basically it was facial lacerations, and as I'm understanding it, nothing that serious," Windermere Mayor Gary Bruhn told CNN. "He was taken to Health Central hospital, where he was treated, and then I've been told he was released."
The Orlando Sentinel, citing the Florida Highway Patrol, said Woods' car struck a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida's Isleworth community, near Orlando.
Woods, 33, was transported to a hospital in Ocoee in serious condition, the newspaper said, citing the FHP.
Woods is one of the world's richest athletes and the biggest draw on the PGA tour.
He has triumphed 71 times on the tour and has won 14 majors in his glittering career. He returned to action in February this year after being sidelined for eight months due to reconstructive knee surgery and finished on top of the FedEx Cup standings for the season.
The Sentinel said the accident happened at about 2:25 a.m. as Woods pulled his Cadillac Escalade out of his driveway.
The newspaper said the airbags in the vehicle did not deploy.
The FHP said the crash was under investigation and charges are pending, the newspaper reported.
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