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Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren: divorced. - Source: Reuters -
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There are reports that Tiger Woods has cancelled yet another meeting with the Florida Highway Patrol.
Website TMZ says Tiger's lawyer cancelled the meeting for Monday and that no reason was given for the cancellation.
Woods and his wife, Elin Nordegren, had been expected to talk to police for the first time, breaking a two-day silence that has fueled speculation about his car accident at the weekend.
A suspected dispute with his wife has left the world's number one golfer nursing facial cuts.
Woods has since released a statement hitting out at "unfounded rumours" circulating since his car accident.
In a statement on his website the golfer says the only person responsible for the crash "is me".
"The many false, unfounded and malicious rumours that are currently circulating about my family and me are irresponsible," he says.
Woods, 33, the greatest golfer of his generation and one of the world's most recognisable figures, hit a fire hydrant and tree as he pulled his Cadillac Escalade out of the driveway of his house in the suburbs of Orlando in Florida on Saturday (NZT), the FHP said. He was taken to the hospital with some injuries, and released.
Check out the 911 call made when Woods crashed
When police arrived at Woods' home shortly after the accident, the golfer was bleeding from the mouth and was "in and out of it for several minutes", Windermere Police Chief Daniel Saylor told CNN.
He "was on the ground, semi-unconscious and had lacerations to the upper and lower lips", Saylor said, adding that Woods' Swedish wife, Nordegren, used a golf club to smash a window of his SUV to get him out.
Nordegren "explained to my officers that the doors were locked and she could not gain entry" into the crashed vehicle, so she "used a golf club" to smash a window, he said.
Woods, who has had two young children with Nordegren since they married in 2004, was the only passenger in the vehicle, Saylor said.
The accident was not alcohol-related, the FHP said. "The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending."
Woods was treated at a nearby hospital with what police described as "serious injuries," but the golfer's management team said the accident was minor and Woods had been released from the hospital in good condition after being treated.
Woods' office, in a statement published on his website, said: "He was admitted, treated and released today in good condition. We appreciate very much everyone's thoughts and well wishes."
Woods is scheduled to host his annual Chevron World Challenge tournament in Thousand Oaks, California, this week. Woods had been expected to hold a news conference before the tournament.
Woods is perhaps the world's richest athlete and the biggest drawcard on the PGA tour, as he chases Jack Nicklaus' record for victories in major tournaments and the unofficial title of best golfer ever. He has won 71 times on the PGA tour in a glittering career that includes 14 major wins.
He made a triumphant return to professional golf in February after being sidelined for eight months following reconstructive knee surgery, and finished on top of the FedEx Cup standings for the season.
