TIGER Woods had to have a surgery on his right leg, and ankle following a California car accident.

Woods is now well after sustaining 15 major injuries to his legs in a collision on February 23, 2021.

How many car accidents has Tiger Woods been involved in?

Tiger Woods's golf career made him one of the greatest players of all time, but his personal life saw him in many legal battles.

Florida (2009)

Woods was on his way to Florida in his Cadillac Escalade SUV, when he crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree.

Woods was unconscious after the accident and Elin Nordegren, his wife, was able to rescue him using a golf club.

Paramedics discovered that he was snoring while wearing no socks or shoes.

He was treated for minor lacerations to his face and issued a ticket for careless driver.

Later, it was revealed that he had been cheating on Elin.

Florida (2017)

Woods was pulled over for DUI in Florida in 2017 after cops discovered him asleep behind the wheel his Mercedes-Benz.

Later tests revealed that the golfer had a variety of substances in his system, including Vicodin and Dilaudid as well as Xanax, Ambien, and THC (the active ingredient in marijuana).

Police stated that he was in a minor accident when he was found.

Woods, shortly after his arrest, publicly stated that he needed "professional help to control my medications" and was dealing with back pain as well as a sleep disorder.

Woods pleaded guilty in order to avoid a DUI conviction.

He was sentenced with a one-year probation and $250 fine.

California (2021)

Woods was able to cheat death by plowing into a road in a high speed car collision that left him with severe injuries in both his legs on February 23, 2021.

After firefighters removed him from the wreckage in Rancho Palos Verdes near Los Angeles, the 45-year-old golf star had to undergo emergency surgery.

He was rushed to the hospital, where he had surgery for multiple injuries to his right leg. Video footage also showed that his Genesis GV80 was lying on its side.

Doctors stated that he had suffered "comminuted" fractures in his upper and lower tibias and fibulas, which meant that the breaks had caused bone splintering.

Officials in Los Angeles said that the 15-time major winner was saved by the life-saving airbags installed in his Genesis courtesy vehicle after it crashed off the road at high speeds and flipped multiple times shortly after 7 a.m. local time.

Alex Villanueva, Los Angeles County Sheriff, said that the golfing star is "lucky to still be alive".

Tiger Woods will return to full-time golf?

Woods required ample time to heal from his injuries after the crash.

After injuring his leg, he told Golf Digest that golf was not something he would ever play again.

"I believe it is realistic to play the tour once in a while--not full-time, never again--but choose and pick, as Mr. [Ben] Hogan did. Woods stated during a Zoom interview that he only attends a handful of events per year and that he plays around with them.

You practice around it, and you prepare yourself for that. That's the way I see it. Although it is a sad reality, it is my reality. It's something I can understand and accept.