{"id":771945,"date":"2026-09-16T00:20:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771945\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T00:20:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T00:20:11","slug":"tiger-woods-pga-tour-releases-footage-of-five-time-masters-champion-playing-golf-for-first-time-since-march-car-accident-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/771945\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods: PGA Tour releases footage of five-time Masters champion playing golf for first time since March car accident | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods has shared footage of him hitting balls for the first time since his car accident in March.<\/p>\n<p>The former world No 1 was seen practising on the range at Liberty National in New Jersey ahead of this week&#8217;s Nexus Cup, an amateur event Woods is hosting to raise funds for his TGR Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>The 15-time major champion also held a clinic where he was asked by the master of ceremonies about his game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can hit pretty much anything,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The PGA Tour also released a video of the 50-year-old with the caption, &#8220;Tiger Woods is back on the range!&#8221; but it remained unclear whether he was preparing for a comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Woods has not played competitive golf since 2024 after a series of fitness problems.<\/p>\n<p>He escaped unhurt after rolling his Land Rover in March but subsequently took time out of the public eye to seek treatment for other issues.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month he pleaded no contest to a charge of reckless driving and accepted a five-year suspension of his driving licence.<\/p>\n<p>Who will win the BMW PGA Championship? 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