A RARE PHOTO has shown the “brutal” damage to Tiger Woods' leg following his horror crash. The golf legend made a miraculous comeback from surgery on both legs after a car crash in Los Angeles in 2021. A photo of him posing with a fan while wearing shorts firstly revealed some of the damage he suffered from the operations two years ago.
That showed a huge scar going down the side of his right leg. Since then, the 15-time major champion has rarely been seen without wearing his leg sleeve. However, he attended an event that his son Charlie, 15, was playing in on Monday.
Woods, who has also had five back operations, opted not to wear his sleeve while there. And that led to a fan being able to take a photo of his surgically repaired leg. Once again it showed the massive scare down the right hand side of his right leg.
After it was shared on X, one fan commented: “That looks brutal.” Most read in Golf BEST FREE BET SIGN UP OFFERS FOR UK BOOKMAKER S A fellow fan declared that it looked “gnarly” while others praised his “steel” for even being able to get back on a golf course. Woods has only managed to tee up five times this year and he finished 60th in The Masters.
The icon missed the cut in the other three majors and was forced to withdraw from the Genesis Invitational. But he has not yet given any clues on whether he will take an even lighter schedule in 2025. Meanwhile, Woods was prohibited by US Golf Association rules from serving as Charlie’s caddie for the t.