Members of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department and the Los Angeles County Fire Department describe the scene of Tiger Woods' single-car crash.

Tiger Woods was involved in a serious car accident on Tuesday morning in Southern California that required him to be extricated from the heavily damaged vehicle, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

In a news conference later Tuesday, Alex Villanueva of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Woods was conscious and able to communicate with officials who arrived on the scene at approximately 7:18 a.m.

Daryl Osby of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Woods was in serious but stable condition upon arrival.

According to Villanueva, Woods' vehicle, a mid-sized SUV (2021 Genesis), appeared to first make contact was with median, then went across the two southbound lanes.

The sheriff's department had said earlier Tuesday that the Jaws of Life were used, but officials later said that was not the case.

Woods was able to come out of this alive," Gonzalez said.

Justin Thomas, one of Woods' friends on the PGA Tour, discussed the car accident while he prepared for the WGC-Workday Championship in Bradenton, Florida.

You know, it hurts to see one of your -- now one of my closest friends get in an accident," Thomas said.

"Tiger Woods is part of the Augusta National family, and the news of his accident is upsetting to all of us," Augusta National Golf Club chairman Fred Ridley said.