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| Tue, 12-01-2009 - 8:16am |
Los Angeles, California (CNN) -- Tiger Woods has canceled plans to attend his own golf tournament in southern California because of injuries he suffered near his Florida home early Friday, the pro golfer said in a statement Monday.
"I am extremely disappointed that I will not be at my tournament this week," Woods said of the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California. "I am certain it will be an outstanding event and I'm very sorry that I can't be there."
He also canceled a Tuesday news conference for the start of the tournament, which helps raise money for Tiger Woods Foundation programs.
Woods suffered minor injuries in a vehicle accident early Friday in his luxury neighborhood near Orlando, Florida, according to a police accident report.
State police in Florida said Monday an investigation of the single-vehicle crash "is ongoing and charges are pending."
The incident has ended Woods' golf appearances until next season, according to a statement posted on his Web site.
"Woods will not participate in any other tournaments in 2009 and will return to action next year," the statement said.
The PGA Tour has ended for the year, but the first tournament of the 2010 season is just five weeks away. At least one other charity event is scheduled, but it is not clear if Woods had planned to attend.
"We support Tiger's decision and are confident the strong field and excellent course will provide an exciting week of competition at the Chevron World Challenge," McLaughlin said.
In a statement issued Sunday afternoon on his Web site, Woods offered no details of his wreck except to say he had cuts and bruises and was "pretty sore."
"This situation is my fault, and it's obviously embarrassing to my family and me," he said. "I'm human and I'm not perfect. I will certainly make sure this doesn't happen again."
According to a police report, Woods pulled out of his driveway about 2:25 a.m. Friday in a 2009 Cadillac SUV and struck a fire hydrant, then a tree.
Authorities have said they don't have details on why Woods was driving away from his home at such an early hour, but a police report said the wreck was not alcohol-related.
State troopers have unsuccessfully asked three times to question him about the wreck, police said. Woods canceled the third scheduled interview on Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes told CNN.
"We have been informed by the Florida Highway Patrol that further discussion with them is both voluntary and optional," said Woods' agent Mark Steinberg, in a written statement. "Although Tiger realizes that there is a great deal of public curiosity, it has been conveyed to FHP that he simply has nothing more to add and wishes to protect the privacy of his family."
Under Florida law, Woods must show his license, registration and proof of insurance to police, but is not obligated to give a statement on the crash. His attorney Mark NeJame handed over the required documents to the troopers Sunday at Woods' home, Montes said.
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NeJame told CNN he stood by Woods' statement and had no further comment.
"If we're unable to meet with him, we'll move on with our investigation," Montes said. But she called the delays "very unusual, because it's such a minor accident."
Last week, a story in the National Enquirer alleged that Woods has been seeing a New York nightclub hostess. The Associated Press contacted the woman and reported she denied having an affair with Woods.
The 33-year-old golf phenomenon has won the Masters tournament and the PGA tournament each four times, as well as three U.S. Open Championships.
Investigators had sought possible surveillance tapes of the wreck from neighbors, but none were found, she said.
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In his Sunday statement, Woods praised his wife Elin Nordegren, saying she "acted courageously when she saw I was hurt and in trouble." Nordegren told police she used a golf club to break out the rear window of the vehicle, then pulled Woods from the SUV after she heard the accident from inside their home.
"This is a private matter, and I want to keep it that way." "The only person responsible for the accident is me," he said.
Woods and his wife have two children, a 2-year-old and a baby born in February.
Holy Cow!!!! What is it with people these days that they feel its a God-given right to invade the privacy of others? Is Tiger Woods' car accident really any business of ours? All the speculating and assumptions and accusations are like stones being thrown at the man in an attempt to anger him into 'fessing up to something that will titillate us and be tomorrow's next great TMZ story.
I applaud him for keeping his private life private. He ran his car into a tree in front of his house. Oooops. Right now it's between him and his insurance agent. And that's the way it should stay.


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Have 3 kids. None of them have beat me up. I have a G'son that head butted me. Left a nice bruise. But that's it. If his child had inflicted the injuries, why hasn't he just come out and said I have a sick child that tore up my face. Heck, maybe a stray cat was in his car and when he tried to capture it, it scratched him!
Yes, I have too been in many wrecks. Never once had my face beat up. Had a nice bruise from the seat belt on my neck. But also had wrecks before seat belts. I even hit a wind shield in one wreck. Pull glass out of my hair for a week. I had a small scratch on scalp.
I'm not sure, but here if you damage public property, you have to wait for the police. Unless there's a lot of snow and there are wrecks everywhere. My friend once took out a fire hydrant. Had about 3 different charges. But this was many years ago. IMHO Mr. Woods is acting very guilty.
Woods cited for careless driving; no criminal charges
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/pga/2009-12-01-woods-crash-no-charges_N.htm
Maj. Cindy Williams said Tuesday that will close the investigation and no criminal charges are being pursued. Woods faces a $164 fine.
"Despite the celebrity status of Mr. Woods, the Florida Highway Patrol has completed its investigation in the same professional manner it strives to complete each traffic investigation," Sgt. Kim Montes said.
Woods withdrew Monday from his own golf tournament, citing injuries from the crash.
Woods turned down requests to talk with Florida troopers three days in a row following the accident, in which he drove his Cadillac Escalade SUV over a fire hydrant and into a neighbor's tree. The airbags did not deploy in the crash, and Woods' wife, Elin, told police she used a golf club to smash the back windows to help him get out of the vehicle.
Florida Law states that Woods isn't obligated to talk with police because the accident was minor. All Woods had to do was provide his driver's license, proof of insurance and registration of the car to police, which his attorney did Sunday.
In other news Tuesday, an attorney for the neighbors who dialed 911 after Woods' crash said Woods' wife asked them to call 911 and they saw no indication the golfer was beaten or driving under the influence. Speaking to reporters in his Orlando law office, attorney Bill Sharpe said Linda Adams and her adult sons Jarius and Jerome Adams went outside their home after hearing the crash. Sharpe said the Adamses said Woods' wife was not holding a golf club.
Woods' injuries were "consistent with a car wreck and inconsistent with him being beat up," said Bill Sharpe, the attorney for the neighbors. "The scratches on his face were consistent with someone who maybe was in a minor car accident and hit his head on the windshield. ... None of his injuries looked like he was beat up by his wife."
The crash came two days after the National Enquirer published a story alleging that Woods had been seeing a New York nightclub hostess, and that they recently were together in Melbourne, where Woods competed in the Australian Masters. The woman, Rachel Uchitel, denied having an affair with Woods when contacted by The Associated Press.
I agree.
In #13 to this thread, libraone posted an update which states that the injuries were consistant with a car crash & not with being 'beaten up'.
Just heard on ET that there is another woman claiming she has an on going affair with Mr. Woods. Suppose to be an article in US magazine.
I'm no fan of golf. Never played it, don't like it. But, when a person is in the public eye, they are opening up their life for all to view. I personally could care less about any of these people. I just find it extremely odd that all of these stories are coming out.
I just find this whole thing odd. Yes, I've been angry with someone and went for a drive. But I don't live in a gated community. I've only visited. Speed bumps about every 10 feet.
"What I do care about is if there was, in fact, an argument in that house that escalated into an attack on one or both of the parties involved that could have accidently injured one of those two young children living there."
Oh, please! There children were not even mentioned in the story. No need to drag them into it falsely just to give you an excuse to gossip. Do you realize how much domestic violence there is in the world?
Are you this concerned about every family with domestic violence issues? Or are you overly concerned with Tiger Woods "alleged" rumored domestic violence issues? The media just LOVES to drag celebrities thru the mud at any cost....just to print a juicy story line.
I see it happen all to often on these boards where everyone is so quick to jump to conclusions and think they know the facts when the only facts they "know" are what the irresponsible media tells them.
Again, this is a private matter and really isn't anybody's business. According to reports, the police cited him for the accident and the case is closed.
Sorry, there really isn't anything to gossip about anymore. Time to move on.
Remember when our former vice-president Dick Cheney accidently shot a hunting buddy in the face with a load of birdshot while on a quail hunting trip? The Secret Service whisked Cheney away and would not let the police interview him for 24 hours, fueling the speculation that he had been drunk when the accident happened.
Would you or I have been given 24 hours to sober up or concoct a story to cover up our error?
I think it's incredibly sad when we live in a world where scavengers come out of the woodworld to try to feed off the publicity of another person. Do I believe this woman? Absolutely not. I think she's a attempting to get her 15 minutes of fame.
This is a sick country we live in these days. People will
I agree. The media has destroyed
"when a person is in the public eye, they are opening up their life for all to view."
I disagree. Their lives shouldn't be an intrusive
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