Tiger Woods doesn’t need to play again to continue impacting golf – Rory McIlroy

Rory McIlroy feels Tiger Woods would still have a big impact on golf after his playing career (Richard Sellers/PA)

Rory McIlroy believes Tiger Woods can have a great impact on golf even if fans are no longer able to see his “genius at work” on the course.

Woods is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery on significant injuries to his right leg which he suffered in a car accident in Los Angeles on Tuesday.