Days Before the Masters, Tiger Woods Police Report Is Turning Heads
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Vincent Carbonneau
Mar 31, 2026 (12:36)
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Tiger Woods now faces a steeper road after Florida deputies detailed what they saw at the crash scene Friday.
The newly released report adds more weight to an already ugly afternoon in Jupiter Island. Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after his Land Rover rolled onto its side.
Deputies wrote that Woods had bloodshot, glassy eyes and was moving slowly at the scene. They also said he was sweating heavily while speaking with officers.
Two white pills were found in his pocket and later identified as hydrocodone. Woods told deputies he had taken prescription medication earlier in the morning.
He also admitted he had been looking at his phone and changing the radio before clipping the truck in front of him. That detail cuts straight to negligence, not just impairment.
Tiger Woods told police he was distracted by his phone and radio at the time of his rollover crash last Friday. Two hydrocodone pills were found in his pocket with Woods telling police "I take a few” when asked if he takes any prescription meds.
The sheriff's report said Woods was traveling at high speed on a residential beachside road just after 2 p.m. local time. The other vehicle sustained $5,000 in damage, though no one was injured.
That matters because the case now turns on more than the rollover itself. The scene evidence, Woods' own statements, and the pills found on him all move this beyond a simple crash story.
Tiger Woods DUI police report released today:
- Woods says he glanced at his phone when car ahead slowed down
- Officers observed Woods as lethargic, slow and 'sweating profusely'
- two white pills in his pocket (Hydrocodone)
- eyes were bloodshot, glassy and 'extremely dilated'
- Woods says he glanced at his phone when car ahead slowed down
- Officers observed Woods as lethargic, slow and 'sweating profusely'
- two white pills in his pocket (Hydrocodone)
- eyes were bloodshot, glassy and 'extremely dilated'
The refusal could become a major part of the case
Woods passed a Breathalyzer with 0.000 readings, which ruled out alcohol. But he refused a urine test, and that decision may become one of the most discussed parts of the case.
Under Florida law, refusal to submit to a lawful breath, blood, or urine test is now a misdemeanor, even on a first offense. That gives prosecutors another lane to press.
There's also no public response yet from Woods, the PGA Tour, or his camp. His agent, Mark Steinberg, did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
Silence doesn't settle anything, but it leaves the police report holding the room by itself. Right now, that document is shaping the story more than any defense has.
This also lands in a familiar and damaging pattern. Woods was arrested in Florida in 2017 and later pleaded guilty to reckless driving after toxicology showed multiple drugs in his system.
He was also badly hurt in his 2021 California crash, a wreck that raised fresh questions about pain management and long-term physical strain. The latest report brings those concerns roaring back.
The legal process will decide the charges. The bigger issue for Woods is public trust, because this is no longer just about one bad Friday on the road.
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