Tiger Woods arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after car crash in Florida

Tiger Woods has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he was involved in a car crash in Florida on Friday, the Martin County sheriff's office has confirmed.

Sheriff John Budensiek, from the Martin County sheriff's office, told reporters Woods showed "signs of impairment" after the incident.

None of the parties involved in the crash reported injuries, while Budensiek added: "It could have been a lot worse".

In an update, the Sheriff explained: "Our investigation revealed as follows: Shortly again, before 14:00 (ET time), the pressure cleaner truck pulling a trailer, a small trailer, was northbound on South Beach Road and was pulling kind of to turn into a driveway.

"It was slowing down, starting to turn into a driveway and the driver of that vehicle looked in his mirror and saw a Land Rover, a dark-colored Land Rover, overtaking him at high speeds. And I don’t know those speeds.

"The Land Rover kept overtaking him. He saw it coming, so he tried to edge off to the side of the road. But, this is a small, two-lane road, and there was no shoulder for this pressure-cleaner gentleman to get off the side of the road. As he was trying to move to the side of the road, the Land Rover overtook him [and] at the last minute swerved to avoid a collision, but clipped the back end of the trailer of the pressure-cleaner apparatus, listed to the side and then rolled on to the driver’s door north past the truck that had just avoided the crash.

"The individual driving that Land Rover was able to crawl out the passenger door of the car and was identified to be Mr. Tiger Woods."

He added: ”[Woods] was careful in what he said and didn’t say. When it came time for the test – urine test at the jail, he stopped that.

"Woods did a breathalyser test, blew triple zeros, but when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused, and so he’s been charged with DUI."

Having ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025, Woods made his return from a year-long absence earlier this week at the TGL finals for Jupiter Links GC in a defeat to the Los Angeles Golf Club.

The 50-year-old also had back surgery in October, as he built up to his long-awaited return.

The incident occurred less than two weeks before The Masters, which Woods said just three days ago he was "trying" to be fit for.

"I've been trying. It's just this body doesn't recover like when I was 24, 25," Woods said. "It doesn't mean I'm not trying - I've been trying for a while."

He added: "I want to play. I love the tournament. I love being there since I was 19 years old. I’m going to be there either way,"

In February 2021, Woods was involved in a serious one-car crash in Southern California.

Woods suffered significant leg injuries and underwent emergency surgery to mend fractures to his right leg, as well as injuries to his tibia, foot and ankle.