'What’s going on here?': Tiger Woods offering Rory McIlroy 'encouragement' from hospital bed

'Even from the hospital bed he’s still giving me some heat'

Rory McIlroy has spoken to Tiger Woods as he recovers in hospital following a car accident. Picture: Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP

Rory McIlroy has revealed that Tiger Woods is “doing better” – and also dishing out criticism – as he recovers in hospital from serious leg injuries suffered in a car accident.

Woods underwent surgery on open fractures to his lower right leg and further injuries to his foot and ankle following a single-vehicle accident in Los Angeles on February 23.