blueschica Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) I wish him the best! They had to use the jaws of life to get him out. (Edited: Now they are saying a pry bar and an axe were used, not the jaws of life.) https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1258633 Edited February 24, 2021 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He'll be back! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 He'll be back! I hope so, but it sounds challenging. :( His agent said he is in surgery for leg injuries. He has had some highs and lows for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 He'll be back!I hope you are right but it is not great looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Cue Indignant rant about [insert celebrity here]'s car crash being more important than all the other horrible car crashes in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RushFanForever Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) An update here on the status of Woods and the car crash. Edited February 23, 2021 by RushFanForever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Cue Indignant rant about [insert celebrity here]'s car crash being more important than all the other horrible car crashes in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......... TBF, it's not his first and that one led to his adultery scandal. Stupid of him as well because have you seen his ex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Cue Indignant rant about [insert celebrity here]'s car crash being more important than all the other horrible car crashes in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......... TBF, it's not his first and that one led to his adultery scandal. Stupid of him as well because have you seen his ex? To be honest, I couldn't care less about Tiger Woods, his car crash or his personal life. I'd rather focus on (and avoid) the idiot drivers in my town. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zepphead Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Cue Indignant rant about [insert celebrity here]'s car crash being more important than all the other horrible car crashes in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......... TBF, it's not his first and that one led to his adultery scandal. Stupid of him as well because have you seen his ex? To be honest, I couldn't care less about Tiger Woods, his car crash or his personal life. I'd rather focus on (and avoid) the idiot drivers in my town.There sure are a bunch of them around my town also!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek19 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) Hopefully, Tiger, will be able to have a full, and or proper recovery, and the surgery on his leg did go really successful. Talking about bad drivers, there are anywhere, and everywhere in any cities, provinces, countries, and states. Just need to be aware, cautious, careful, and pay attention. Edited February 24, 2021 by Derek19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Principled Man Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Cue Indignant rant about [insert celebrity here]'s car crash being more important than all the other horrible car crashes in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.......... TBF, it's not his first and that one led to his adultery scandal. Stupid of him as well because have you seen his ex? To be honest, I couldn't care less about Tiger Woods, his car crash or his personal life. I'd rather focus on (and avoid) the idiot drivers in my town.There sure are a bunch of them around my town also!! It’s why we’re taught to drive defensively. The roads are filled with idiots! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken hawk Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Prayers for Tiger ! :rose: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
78jazz Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Stupid of him as well because have you seen his ex? Yes, but no one knows what happens behind closed doors. Most stories have 3 sides, not 2. I hope Tiger improves and that it does not have a major negative affect on his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. I hope he can and does, but open fractures are tough to deal with and if he has "several" on his legs, those things that carry him around the courses, provide stability when swinging, etc, it may be tough. What did Ben say? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/hit-by-a-bus-how-ben-hogan-hit-back-24870580/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. I hope he can and does, but open fractures are tough to deal with and if he has "several" on his legs, those things that carry him around the courses, provide stability when swinging, etc, it may be tough. What did Ben say?“It’s going to be a long haul,” he told reporters, “and in my mind, I don’t think that I’ll ever get back the playing edge I had last year. You work for perfection all your life, and then something like this happens. My nervous system has been shot by this, and I don’t see how I can readjust it to competitive golf. But you can bet I’ll be back there swinging.” By June of 1950, 16 months after the accident, Bantam Ben was back on the course, this time trying to reclaim his place as golf’s greatest competitor in American golf’s biggest tournament—the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. He had played several tournaments leading up to the Open, but on the third and final day of grueling competition, he began to wilt under 36 holes of golf in the heat, and his lead began to evaporate on the final few holes.With everything on the line, Hogan needed to hit an impossibly long shot from the fairway to make par on 18th and final hole. A packed gallery formed a silent gauntlet around him as he practically staggered to his ball, according to eyewitnesses. Judging the yardage, Hogan reached for his one iron—the most difficult club in his bag to hit. The old joke goes that if you’re ever in a lightning storm, the safest thing to do is to hold up your one iron, for even God can’t hit a one iron.Hogan steadied himself over the ball, slowly began his backswing, unleashed his power and sent the ball flying. The crowd around him gasped at the sound of his shot and the sight of the ball heading toward the flag. Hogan went on to par the hole and force a three-way playoff. After getting a good night’s sleep, he easily won the U.S. Open the following day, the only player of the three to shoot a round under par. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughedatbytime Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. I hope he can and does, but open fractures are tough to deal with and if he has "several" on his legs, those things that carry him around the courses, provide stability when swinging, etc, it may be tough. What did Ben say?“It’s going to be a long haul,” he told reporters, “and in my mind, I don’t think that I’ll ever get back the playing edge I had last year. You work for perfection all your life, and then something like this happens. My nervous system has been shot by this, and I don’t see how I can readjust it to competitive golf. But you can bet I’ll be back there swinging.” By June of 1950, 16 months after the accident, Bantam Ben was back on the course, this time trying to reclaim his place as golf’s greatest competitor in American golf’s biggest tournament—the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. He had played several tournaments leading up to the Open, but on the third and final day of grueling competition, he began to wilt under 36 holes of golf in the heat, and his lead began to evaporate on the final few holes.With everything on the line, Hogan needed to hit an impossibly long shot from the fairway to make par on 18th and final hole. A packed gallery formed a silent gauntlet around him as he practically staggered to his ball, according to eyewitnesses. Judging the yardage, Hogan reached for his one iron—the most difficult club in his bag to hit. The old joke goes that if you’re ever in a lightning storm, the safest thing to do is to hold up your one iron, for even God can’t hit a one iron.Hogan steadied himself over the ball, slowly began his backswing, unleashed his power and sent the ball flying. The crowd around him gasped at the sound of his shot and the sight of the ball heading toward the flag. Hogan went on to par the hole and force a three-way playoff. After getting a good night’s sleep, he easily won the U.S. Open the following day, the only player of the three to shoot a round under par.I remember having a great book when I was a kid titled something like Profiles in Courage in Sports, featuring this story, as well as those of Jim Ryun, Ken Venturi and others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordgalaxy Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. I hope he can and does, but open fractures are tough to deal with and if he has "several" on his legs, those things that carry him around the courses, provide stability when swinging, etc, it may be tough. What did Ben say?“It’s going to be a long haul,” he told reporters, “and in my mind, I don’t think that I’ll ever get back the playing edge I had last year. You work for perfection all your life, and then something like this happens. My nervous system has been shot by this, and I don’t see how I can readjust it to competitive golf. But you can bet I’ll be back there swinging.” By June of 1950, 16 months after the accident, Bantam Ben was back on the course, this time trying to reclaim his place as golf’s greatest competitor in American golf’s biggest tournament—the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. He had played several tournaments leading up to the Open, but on the third and final day of grueling competition, he began to wilt under 36 holes of golf in the heat, and his lead began to evaporate on the final few holes.With everything on the line, Hogan needed to hit an impossibly long shot from the fairway to make par on 18th and final hole. A packed gallery formed a silent gauntlet around him as he practically staggered to his ball, according to eyewitnesses. Judging the yardage, Hogan reached for his one iron—the most difficult club in his bag to hit. The old joke goes that if you’re ever in a lightning storm, the safest thing to do is to hold up your one iron, for even God can’t hit a one iron.Hogan steadied himself over the ball, slowly began his backswing, unleashed his power and sent the ball flying. The crowd around him gasped at the sound of his shot and the sight of the ball heading toward the flag. Hogan went on to par the hole and force a three-way playoff. After getting a good night’s sleep, he easily won the U.S. Open the following day, the only player of the three to shoot a round under par. That's quite a recovery, especially considering medicine wasn't nearly as advanced as it is now, but Tiger is older and has had a lot of back problems to now go along with this. We'll see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 A statement on his Twitter account said he was awake and recovering from surgery on "several" open leg fractures. My guess is he ain't playing golf anymore, at least not competitively.Ben Hogan disagrees. I hope he can and does, but open fractures are tough to deal with and if he has "several" on his legs, those things that carry him around the courses, provide stability when swinging, etc, it may be tough. What did Ben say?“It’s going to be a long haul,” he told reporters, “and in my mind, I don’t think that I’ll ever get back the playing edge I had last year. You work for perfection all your life, and then something like this happens. My nervous system has been shot by this, and I don’t see how I can readjust it to competitive golf. But you can bet I’ll be back there swinging.” By June of 1950, 16 months after the accident, Bantam Ben was back on the course, this time trying to reclaim his place as golf’s greatest competitor in American golf’s biggest tournament—the U.S. Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania. He had played several tournaments leading up to the Open, but on the third and final day of grueling competition, he began to wilt under 36 holes of golf in the heat, and his lead began to evaporate on the final few holes.With everything on the line, Hogan needed to hit an impossibly long shot from the fairway to make par on 18th and final hole. A packed gallery formed a silent gauntlet around him as he practically staggered to his ball, according to eyewitnesses. Judging the yardage, Hogan reached for his one iron—the most difficult club in his bag to hit. The old joke goes that if you’re ever in a lightning storm, the safest thing to do is to hold up your one iron, for even God can’t hit a one iron.Hogan steadied himself over the ball, slowly began his backswing, unleashed his power and sent the ball flying. The crowd around him gasped at the sound of his shot and the sight of the ball heading toward the flag. Hogan went on to par the hole and force a three-way playoff. After getting a good night’s sleep, he easily won the U.S. Open the following day, the only player of the three to shoot a round under par. That's quite a recovery, especially considering medicine wasn't nearly as advanced as it is now, but Tiger is older and has had a lot of back problems to now go along with this. We'll see.Yep, we'll see. As you note, medicine has come a long way. I'm thinking of Alex Smith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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