World number one golfer Tiger Woods has been released from hospital following a car accident.

Woods crashed outside his home at Isleworth, an exclusive suburb in Orlando, Florida, in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) said the 33-year-old superstar’s car struck a fire hydrant and then a tree.

He was reported to have been taken to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee.

Last night Woods' agent Mark Steinberg was quoted by US TV station CNBC as saying his client “is fine”.

No other cars were involved and Woods was on his own in his 2009 black Cadillac Escalade.

It is undersood airbags in the car did not deploy, which suggests that it was travelling at less than 33mph.

American news channel CNN reported that, according to the Mayor of Windermere, Florida, Gary Bruhn, the golfer was released from hospital with cuts to the face. Mayor Bruhn, whose police department responded to the incident, told CNN: “An accident occurred about 2:30 this morning and Windermere police were first upon the scene because basically we're right there and can arrive within a minute and a half.

“I understand there were some facial lacerations and he was taken to Health Central Hospital where he was treated, then I'm told he was released.”

Bruhn said he did not know the specifics of the incident but said the fact that charges were pending was a routine part of any accident investigation. The FHP said Woods was driving a 2009 Cadillac sport utility vehicle and the crash was not alcohol-related.

The Orange County Fire Rescue said it received a call about the accident at 2.28am (7.28am GMT), but the Florida Highway Patrol did not report it until 2pm (7pm GMT).

Woods recently returned to America after winning the JBWere Masters in Melbourne by two shots.

The 14-time major winner is due to host his own tournament, the Chevron World Challenge, next week in California.

It remains to be seen whether Woods, who won the event in 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2007, will be fit enough to attend.

He missed last year's tournament while recovering from knee surgery.