Budensiek said investigators at the scene found Woods to be showing signs of impairment. He did a breathalyzer test, which came out negative, but he refused to take a urine test. Authorities charged him with driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, Budensiek said. Both charges are misdemeanors.

Woods’ manager at Excel Sports did not immediately respond to a text message seeking information.

This was at least the third time Woods has been involved in a car crash, most recently in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, leading to multiple leg and ankle injuries. Woods said later doctors considered amputation.

Woods has played 11 tournaments since that 2021 crash, not finishing within 16 shots of the winner in any of the four tournaments that he finished 72 holes.

He also was arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 when South Florida police found him asleep behind the wheel of his car that was parked awkwardly with damage to the driver’s side. Woods said he had taken a bad mix of painkillers. He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving.

Woods won his fifth Masters, and 15th major, in 2019. He has 82 wins on the PGA TOUR, tied for the all-time record with Sam Snead.

Woods, 50, had been working his way back to golf from a seventh back surgery in September. He had not decided whether he could play in the Masters on April 9-12.

His last official tournament was The Open Championship in 2024. Woods ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025, and that kept him off the course all season, even before the back surgery. He managed to play in his indoor TGL golf league on Tuesday night.

He has kept deeply involved in PGA TOUR affairs as chairman of the Future Competition Committee that is restructuring the model of the TOUR.

Woods also faced a soft deadline at the end of the month to decide whether to become U.S. Ryder Cup captain for the 2027 matches in Ireland. Woods was offered the job for the last Ryder Cup and did not turn it down until June. The PGA of America wants a decision much sooner this time.

Tiger Woods appears dazed and glassy-eyed in mugshot after Florida crash, DUI arrest

Tiger Woods looked dazed and glassy-eyed in his mugshot after being busted on DUI charges for flipping his luxury SUV while allegedly trying to zip around a truck on a narrow Florida roadway Friday.

The troubled crash-prone athlete, who is no stranger to cringe-worthy booking photos, appeared haggard with bloodshot eyes while sporting a bright blue polo in a booking photo obtained by The Post Friday night.

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Woods, 50, was allegedly under the influence of “some type of medication or drug” when he rolled his Land Rover just minutes from his home around 2 p.m. in a two-car crash on South Beach Road on Jupiter Island, according to the Martin County Sheriff.

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The 15-time major champion, who was not injured, allegedly tried to blow past a flatbed truck at high speed but clipped it, causing his SUV to roll onto its side in the accident.

Police said the golf phenom appeared lethargic following the crash and showed signs of impairment, but a breath test showed no signs of alcohol, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said.

Authorities also found no drugs or medications in the wrecked car.

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The 82-time PGA winner was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

Friday’s incident comes nearly a decade after a drug-fueled 2017 scandal sent the internet into a frenzy when Woods appeared disheveled, strung out and foggy-eyed in a widely ridiculed mugshot.

He was infamously busted for driving high on a cocktail of prescription painkillers after cops found him asleep behind the wheel about 15 miles from his home with the engine still running in the early morning hours of Memorial Day.

The golfer later blamed the bad mix of pain meds — Vicodin, Xanax, Ambien, and THC — he said he was taking to manage back pain from a recent surgery.

The latest fender fracas comes just days after Woods made his golf return at the TGL Finals.
President Trump also weighed in on his buddy’s latest woes.

“I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty,” Trump told reporters in Miami Friday.

“There was an accident and that’s all I know. Very close friend of mine. He’s an amazing person, amazing man. But some difficulty.”
Woods is currently being held at the county jail.

A second DUI conviction under Florida law carries up to nine months in jail, along with mandatory placement of an ignition interlock device for a year.

Tiger Woods arrested and charged with DUI following Florida car crash: ‘Some type of medication or drug’

 

Fallen golf great Tiger Woods was hit with a DUI charge for allegedly being under the influence of drugs in yet another rollover car crash Friday – his latest time hitting the roadway rough in Florida.The crash-prone 50-year-old — who is worth $1.5 billion, according to Forbes — allegedly was under the influence of “some type of medication or drug,” Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said during a news conference, adding he seemed “lethargic.”

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“Mr. Woods did exemplify the signs of impairment,” the sheriff said.

“At the Martin County jail, and even on scene, we really weren’t suspicious of alcohol being involving in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail. So, Mr. Woods did a Breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes.”

Woods — who was forced to crawl out of his overturned SUV from the passenger door — was charged with driving under the influence with property damage and refusing a lawful test, both misdemeanors.

“He was cooperative, but he was not trying to incriminate himself, so he was careful in what he said and didn’t say,” the sheriff said.

The crash unfolded about 2 p.m. near Woods’ home about three miles away in Jupiter Island, where he has lived for several years – and the location of his infamous 2017 DUI arrest.

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Budensiek said a pressure cleaner truck pulling a small trailer north on South Beach Road spotted Woods’ Land Rover barrelling behind at high speed, ready to overtake him on the narrow, two-lane road.

The speed limit on that road is 30 mph and there is no shoulder, police said.

The truck driver tried to pull over, only to have Woods’ SUV pass around and clip the back end of the trailer, causing it to roll over and crash, the sheriff said.

Investigators don’t know how many times Woods’ vehicle flipped, but it apparently slid for a “pretty decent space” before coming to a stop, according to the sheriff.

The golfer crawled out of his SUV’s passenger door and was greeted by responding officers, who said he showed tell-tale signs of intoxication, Budensiek said.