Tiger Woods In Car Crash

Tiger Woods and wife, Elin

The world's best ever golfer, Tiger Woods will not speak to police about his car crash outside his Florida home on Friday until Sunday, his agent has told police.

The golfer was found semi-conscious with facial injuries after his car reportedly hit a fire hydrant and tree.

Officers were told Woods' wife Elin had used a golf club to break the car's rear window and help him out.

The 14-time major champion was admitted to hospital and later released. Police had planned to talk to him on Saturday.

The incident occurred in the suburb of Isleworth, an exclusive area near Orlando on Friday.

According to the highway patrol, alcohol was not a factor in the incident.

Chief Daniel Saylor of the Windermere Police Department said: "From what we understand, his wife came out of the house when she heard the accident, him hitting the fire hydrant, (and) used a golf club - that's what we were told - to break out the rear window to gain entrance into the vehicle, removed him from the vehicle and laid him down in the street.

"He was in and out of consciousness with lacerations to his upper and lower lip, with a little bit of blood in his mouth, but he was conscious enough to be able to speak a little bit. According to my officers, it was not life-threatening injuries."

Woods, who has won seven tournaments worldwide this year, is due to host the Chevron World Challenge in Thousand Oaks, California, on Thursday, although his agent Mark Steinberg of International Management Group said he did not know if his client planned to play. Woods has become an international sporting icon since winning his first major in 1997 at the age of 21. Tiger and Elin Woods got married in 2004.