A view of the location of a automotive crash on Jupiter Island in Florida involving Tiger Woods on March 27, 2026.
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Golf legend Tiger Woods was arrested for a DUI after a rollover automotive crash in Florida on Friday, the Martin County sheriff mentioned.
The crash occurred simply after 2:00 p.m. ET on Jupiter Island, the place Woods resides.
There was nobody else within the automotive with Woods, and the accident didn’t end in any accidents. Woods was in a position to crawl out of his car after it tipped over onto one facet. In keeping with video shared with CNBC, the scene was clear as of 4 p.m. ET.
“Our DUI investigators got here to the scene right here, and Mr. Woods did exemplify indicators of impairment,” Sheriff John Budensiek mentioned throughout a media availability. “They did a number of checks on him, in fact, he did clarify the accidents and the surgical procedures that he had we did take that into consideration, however they did do some in depth roadside check, and when it was decided, he was positioned beneath beneath arrest and brought to the Martin County Jail.”
Budensiek mentioned authorities believed Woods was beneath the affect of a medicine or drug. He blew a 0.00 on a Breathalyzer check, Budensiek mentioned.
Woods will probably be held till at the very least 11 p.m. Friday after which will probably be launched if he posts bond, the sheriff mentioned.
Woods has been recovering from varied accidents that he sustained in a earlier automotive crash in 2021 in Southern California. The 50-year-old has had a number of operations after that accident. In October, he had surgical procedure to switch a disc in his again.
After the 2021 crash, Vicodin, Dilaudid, Xanax, Ambien and THC have been present in Woods’ system. He went to rehab for drug abuse remedy following that incident.
On Tuesday, Woods made his season debut at TGL Golf, the skilled indoor golf league he based alongside Rory McIlroy. Woods’ group, the Jupiter Hyperlinks, misplaced 9-2 in his return, however he was in a position to hit drives of greater than 300 yards.
It is unclear whether or not Woods will play on the upcoming Masters Match, which begins on April 9 at Augusta Nationwide in Georgia.
The five-time Masters champion shared his need to play following his TGL look.
“I have been attempting,” Woods mentioned. “This physique simply would not get better prefer it did after I was 24 or 25. I wish to play. I really like the match. I really like being there since I used to be 19 years previous. I’ll be there both manner.”
Nonetheless, President Donald Trump poured chilly water on that in a telephone look on Fox Information on Thursday.
“I really like Tiger,” he mentioned. “He will probably be there, however he will not be taking part in in it.”
Woods is presently courting Trump’s former daughter-in-law Vanessa Trump.
Trump on Friday, after experiences of the crash, referred to as Woods a “very shut good friend.”
“I really feel so badly. He is received some issue. There was an accident, and that is all I do know,” Trump advised reporters. “He is a tremendous individual, wonderful man, however some issue.”
CNBC has reached out to the PGA Tour, Woods’ agent and TGL however has not heard again.
— CNBC’s Dan Mangan contributed to this report.
