Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on March 27, 2026, after his Range Rover rolled over on Jupiter Island, Florida, just minutes from his home. The crash happened when Woods attempted to overtake a pickup truck pulling a pressure-cleaner trailer at high speed on a narrow two-lane road. His SUV clipped the back of the trailer, causing it to flip onto its driver’s side. Woods crawled out through the passenger window. Remarkably, neither he nor the other driver was injured.
When deputies arrived, they found Woods with bloodshot, glassy eyes and extremely dilated pupils. He took a breathalyzer test and blew 0.000, confirming no alcohol in his system, but refused to submit to a urine test. Two hydrocodone pills were found in his pocket. He told officers he had taken “a few” prescription medications earlier that day and had undergone seven back surgeries and more than 20 operations on his leg. Authorities concluded he was impaired by medication, not alcohol.
Woods was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test, both misdemeanors. He was held at Martin County Jail for eight hours as required by Florida law and released on $1,150 bail. He has since pleaded not guilty and issued a statement saying he is stepping away from golf indefinitely to seek treatment. A judge has granted him permission to travel abroad for inpatient care.
This is his second DUI arrest, the first being in 2017 when he was found asleep at the wheel in Jupiter with five drugs in his system. He also survived a near-fatal rollover crash in Los Angeles in 2021. Woods, 50, had only just returned to competitive golf three days before this crash, playing in the TGL indoor league finals he helped create.
