Tiger Woods focused on ‘my number one goal right now: walking on my own” As he recovers from injuries sustained in his Feb. 23 car crash, Tiger Woods calls the process 'more painful than anything I have ever experienced.' By MATT BONSTEELThe Washington Post Share A law enforcement officer looks over the damaged vehicle after the rollover accident involving Tiger Woods on Tuesday in the Rancho Palos Verdes suburb of Los Angeles on Feb. 23. Woods has since traveled back to Florida for his rehab. Associated Press/Ringo H.W. Chiu Tiger Woods has had five back surgeries, including spinal-fusion surgery in April 2017, and his left leg has been operated on five times. But the severe injuries to his right leg that he suffered in a Feb. 23 car crash have been the worst of all, he said this week.