Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge in Florida after rollover crash: 'This could've been a lot worse'

28 Mar 2026 By foxnews

Tiger Woods was arrested for driving under the influence after appearing to cause a crash in Florida which resulted in his vehicle rolling over, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said on Friday.

The sheriff confirmed in a press conference that Woods was traveling at "a high rate of speed" when he collided into another car, resulting in his vehicle rolling over onto the driver's side. Budensiek said Woods appeared to have exited the vehicle by "crawling" out of the passenger side.

Authorities said Woods "exemplified signs of impairment." He blew "triple-zeroes" for alcohol but refused a urine test.

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"DUI investigators came to the scene here, and, Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment. They did several tests on him. Of course, he did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had. We did take that into account, but they did do some in-depth roadside tests," Budensiek added.

"We really weren't suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail… But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so he's been charged with DUI, with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test."

Woods was charged with DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to a test, all misdemeanor charges. No one was injured, authorities said. Woods was alone in the car and crawled out of the passenger door after the crash.

Woods competed in the TGL championship earlier this week with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, and her daughter, Kai, in the stands. It was his return to competitive golf after he ruptured his Achilles last year ahead of the Masters.

The winner of 15 majors, five at Augusta, was noncommittal about playing at this year's Masters. President Donald Trump said on "The Five" Thursday Woods would be at Augusta but not play.

Woods has had trouble behind the wheel in the past.

In 2021, he got into a wreck that resulted in serious leg injuries that kept him off the golf course for the entire year. In 2017, he was arrested for driving under the influence, also in Jupiter Island, after taking prescription drugs.

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It has been a tough go since Woods made the ultimate comeback in 2019 and miraculously won the green jacket again. In 14 majors since then, he has failed to muster a top 20 finish. It's his longest such streak since failing to finish in the top 20 in the first six majors of his career in 1995 and 1996. In his last 26 majors, he has only four top 20 finishes.

Since finishing tied for ninth at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open, his best finish in his 18 official events since then has been a tie for 37th at the 2020 PGA Championship.

He has not competed since 2024, when he competed in just five events - the Genesis Invitational and the four majors. He withdrew from the Genesis, finished dead last in the Masters and missed the cut in the other majors.

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