Tiger Woods’ damaged right leg was on full display while he supported his 15-year-old son Charlie at the U.S. Junior Amateur on Monday.
The 48-year-old Woods exposed his scars from the horrifying car crash that nearly took his right leg in February 2021 while wearing a pair of shorts at Oakland Hills.
He was without his usual right leg sleeve, as seen in photos taken on the course.
Woods underwent multiple surgeries for lower-right-leg injuries, including open fractures to both his tibia and fibula bones, he suffered in a single-car crash in California.
His tibia and fibula bones were stabilized by a rod, and additional injuries to the bones of the foot and ankle were stabilized with a combination of screws and pins, Woods shared in a statement at the time.
The 15-time major champion spent three weeks hospitalized and recalled dealing with the possibility amputating his leg.
“There was a point in time when, I wouldn’t say it was 50/50, but it was damn near there if I was going to walk out of that hospital with one leg. Once I [kept it], I wanted to test and see if I still had my hands,” he told Golf Digest in November 2021.
“So even in the hospital, I would have [then-girlfriend] Erica [Herman] and [friend] Rob [McNamara] throw me something. Throw me anything.”
Charlie, who shot an 82 at the Oakland Hills North Course finishing 12-over-par, appeared frustrated while brushing his hand through his hair after the 18th hole.
It came after his father announced he will be taking a break from competitive golf after he missed the cut at The Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Woods will resume playing at his Hero Challenge in the Bahamas in December, followed by the PNC Championship in Florida, where he’ll pair with Charlie.
