Tiger Woods latest crash news - Golf legend transferred to Notorious B.I.G death hospital after emergency leg surgery

TIGER WOODS IS 'MENTALLY TOUGH' SAYS PAL

The golf ace, 45, is recovering from serious leg injuries at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center after being pulled from wreckage of his SUV on Tuesday morning after it flipped at speed.

Pete McDaniel, a close friend who has spoken to his mother Tida since the crash during a tearful phone call, said the family are 'relieved more than anything else,' but the future is still uncertain.

He exclusively told The Sun: "She [Tida] gave me a little bit of information as to how he's doing and that eased my fears.

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Asked if he thinks he will ever play again, Pete said: "If the injuries aren't debilitating, and he can overcome the stress and all of the work he would have to do to get back in some kind of form, he will.

"He will listen to his body and he will listen to his doctors. He's learned to do that, he's matured.

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"There was a time when he didn't, you know, he would push it and push it, but he's gotten older and wiser, fortunately. It's a whole different Tiger Woods, and he's proven his greatness."

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