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Fifteen-time major champion Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash on Friday (March 27), the Martin County Sheriff's Office confirmed via ESPN.
No additional details about the crash were immediately released at the time of publication Friday afternoon. The situation is currently under investigation and the county sheriff is scheduled to speak with reporters at 5:00 p.m. local time.
The crash occurred just after 2:00 p.m. in Jupiter Island, the town where Woods, 50, resides. A photo taken from the scene showed a vehicle lying on the driver's side. Woods had previously suffered open fractures to both his tibia and fibula bones following a single-vehicle accident in 2021.
News of the Friday's crash followed reports that Woods registered for the U.S. Senior Open, but is not yet listed in the early field as he hasn't yet made a decision, a spokesperson for the United States Golf Association confirmed in a statement to Golf Digest's Joel Beall.
"Tiger has entered the championship, simply to ensure eligibility, but will not make a decision about playing until a later date," the spokesperson said.
Woods is eligible to compete on the PGA Tour Champions this year, including the five senior major events and has expressed interest in competing on the senior circuit, especially given its allowance of cart usage during regular tour events as he continues to rehab from a ruptured Achilles injury and back surgery and had previously announced that he underwent a "minimally-invasive Achilles tendon repair for a ruptured tendon" after experiencing "a sharp pain" in his left Achilles last March.
Woods, widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential golfers of all-time ranks second all-time behind only Nicklaus (18) in career majors and has 82 PGA Tour victories, tied with Sam Snead for the most all-time.