Tiger Woods Had Opioids In Pocket, Bloodshot Eyes At FL Crash Scene: Sheriff's Report

JUPITER ISLAND, FL — Golf legend Tiger Woods had hydrocodone pills in his pocket before he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following his car crash in Martin County last week, according to a sheriff’s office report obtained by The Associated Press.

The report said Woods’ eyes were bloodshot and glassy, his pupils dilated, and his movements slow and lethargic as he talked to deputies and told them he had taken prescription medication earlier in the morning, according to the incident report released by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.

Woods told deputies he had been looking at his phone and fiddling with the radio before he clipped a truck in front of him, the report said.

Deputies found two white pills, which were identified as the opioid hydrocodone used to treat pain, in his pocket, the report said.

When asked by a deputy if he took any prescription medications, Woods said, “I take a few.”

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The crash occurred Friday afternoon on a residential road in Jupiter Island, not far from the golfer's Florida home. Police said Woods was driving at a high rate of speed when he tried to overtake a truck hauling a pressure washer trailer. According to police, the driver of the truck attempted to move off the road, but Woods' vehicle clipped the truck's trailer and rolled over.

During a field sobriety test, deputies noticed Woods limping and that he had a compression sock over his right knee. The golfer explained he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 leg operations, and that his ankle seizes up while walking. Woods, who was hiccupping during the questioning, continuously moved his head during one of the sobriety tests, and deputies had to instruct him several times to keep his head straight, the report said.

“Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods' normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle,” the deputy wrote after the tests.

Following the tests, Woods was taken into custody and transported to the Martin County Jail.

Authorities said Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol impairment, but he refused a urine test and was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

Woods was not injured in the crash.

The crash came days after Woods, 50, made his golf return at the TGL Finals this week in Palm Beach. He last played at the British Open in 2024, the New York Post said.

Friday marked the second time Woods has been arrested for a DUI, not as a result of the influence of alcohol. He said he took a bad mix of painkillers when authorities found him in 2017 asleep behind the wheel of his car, the engine still running and its driver’s side damaged. Woods pleaded guilty then to reckless driving.

Woods was also involved in a car crash in February 2021 when his SUV ran off a coastal road in Los Angeles at a high rate of speed, which led to multiple leg and ankle injuries.

The rollover crash near Rancho Palos Verdes, California, was blamed on speed, and authorities said Woods drove from 84 to 87 mph and struggled to negotiate the curve of the roadway, which is a problem area for local drivers. He crashed into a tree at a speed of 75 mph, the department said. No evidence of any impairment was found.

Woods’ agent at Excel Sports, Mark Steinberg, has not responded to multiple messages from The Associated Press seeking comment. No one from Woods’ camp or the PGA Tour — he is on the board and is chairman of the committee reshaping the competition model— has commented since his arrest.

The Associated Press contributed reporting.