Daly - golf needs Tiger back on tour

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• Gareth O'Connor reports that golfer Tiger Woods has responded to 'unfounded rumours' circulating since his car accident in the early hours of Friday

American golfer John Daly has said he is not interested in the detail of Tiger Woods' crash on Friday night, and the multiple Major winner just needs to get back out on tour.

Daly, who is preparing for the Australia Open, said: 'I don’t really care what happened between Tiger and ... whatever happened. I’m just glad he’s OK.

He added: 'We need him, probably more than anybody on the Tour, to keep things going, the way the economy is. Tiger’s the biggest asset the Tour’s had in a long, long time. Whatever happened, as long as he’s OK that’s all that matters.

'Golf needs him badly ... no doubt.'

According to the latest reports, Woods does not wish to speak to police about the late-night crash, and has refused to be interviewed by them about it.

His agent at IMG, Mark Steinberg, released a statement on Sunday saying: 'We have been informed by the Florida Highway Patrol that further discussion with them is both voluntary and optional.

'Although Tiger realizes that there is a great deal of public curiosity, it has been conveyed to FHP that he simply has nothing more to add and wishes to protect the privacy of his family.'

Police are now thought to be seeking medical records from the hospital Woods attended on the night of the crash in a bid to establish what happened.