Tiger Woods car crash: 10 questions on injuries, recovery and return of former world number one By Iain CarterBBC golf correspondent Last updated on 25 February 202125 February 2021.From the section Golf Tiger Woods gave a golf lesson to American NBA player Dwayne Wade the day before the accident As Tiger Woods begins his long road to recovery following the car accident that smashed his lower right leg, there are many questions over the future of the American golfing superstar. Woods received emergency surgery involving the insertion of a rod to support multiple open fractures in his right tibia and fibula. Pins and screws have been applied to support the ankle and foot on the same leg.