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The Jupiter Police Department has released dashcam footage from Tiger Woods’ field sobriety test and DUI arrest on Monday morning in Jupiter, Florida. Watch the full video below.

According to police reports, Woods was found asleep on the side of the road in a black 2015 Mercedes at 2:03 a.m. on Monday morning. He took breathalyzer tests at 4:28 a.m. and 4:31 a.m., both of which resulted in “.000” readings. Four drugs were listed in the reports, including Solarex, Vicodin, Torix and Vioxx, although it said Vioxx was “not taken this year.”

Woods’ vehicle was also found to have flat tires on the front and rear wheels on the driver’s side, and what was reported as “minor damage to both respective rims.”

On Monday evening, Woods issued a statement saying “alcohol was not involved” and that it was “an unexpected reaction to prescription medications.”

A full timeline of reports on Tiger Woods’ DUI arrest and apology.

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  1. Mad-Mex

    Jun 3, 2017 at 4:13 pm

    Let be honest, had this been John Daily, all of you hypocrites defending Tiger would be sayin far worse and NONE of you would be defending him.
    He broke the law, now he has to pay, period.

  2. Jack Nash

    Jun 2, 2017 at 7:50 am

    Sad case. Just hope it wasn’t Fentanyl.

  3. Samuel Sia

    Jun 2, 2017 at 2:54 am

    I have a high regard on Tiger Woods as I am his avid fan golfer.

    I knew he is in his lowest in life, and would be happy if Tiger can read this.

    Just be yourself idol, nobody is indispensable in this world – only our God, the Creator.
    I pray that you will be able to rise again inspite of the trials you are facing right now. Please consider your kids, your family and others who cares for you. It’s not yet the end Tiger, I know you can still make a good come back in the game we all love most – GOLF!

    Swing it up again Tiger, show your wits.

    Good luck and God Bless!

    Your avid fan golfer,

    SAMUEL L. SIA
    General Santos City
    Philippines

  4. Dave Ha

    Jun 1, 2017 at 11:08 pm

    Back looked great!!! See you in a couple of moths TW!

  5. O

    Jun 1, 2017 at 9:34 pm

    Did they figure what Eldrick hit to make his tires look like that?

  6. Big Wally

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    What I want to know is what happened to Woods when the cops released him. No one reported that. Did he walk home? Take a cab? Get picked up by someone or get a ride home in a cruiser?

    • Laggerdagg

      Jun 2, 2017 at 2:18 pm

      It’s the Big Tiger. He would have had his entire team at the station. Including, legal and medical professionals.

  7. Paul

    Jun 1, 2017 at 7:32 pm

    Leave the guy alone. Would you want your embarrassing moments on YouTube?
    No one deserves this much negative attention.

  8. Guia

    Jun 1, 2017 at 6:13 pm

    I don’t have a problem with WRX running with the story, it can’t be hidden and the film is all over the net. What is evident is that Tiger is abusing his medication and he is lucky he didn’t kill himself or others. I hope that they suspend his license for awhile, he obviously doesn’t know when enough is too much.

    As far as him having a special card for gambling, whats the big deal. He is grown and can spend his money any way he wants.

  9. Steve

    Jun 1, 2017 at 5:52 pm

    Like Tiger or not, I don’t see the reason for your putting this video on this site except to kick a man when he’s down. Do onto others……

    • Progolfer

      Jun 1, 2017 at 8:17 pm

      Agreed!!

    • Whats_Happening

      Jun 1, 2017 at 10:21 pm

      I hate t

    • Whats_Happening

      Jun 1, 2017 at 10:34 pm

      I hate to say it but IMHO, this site over the last year or so is really heading in the wrong direction. I understand this is news but it’s trashy click bait.

      Plus add all the front page articles, that are just basically company advertisements nows. It’s really, really sad to see. This place used to be “the spot” for all new club info, tour only clubs, and real reviews. But now it seems money has killed the integrity. It seems this site is just turning into a GD and GD “Hot List”….

      I know this is the direction it’s heading and it’s really sad…..

  10. Police

    Jun 1, 2017 at 5:19 pm

    damn cops, atleast they did not shoot him.

  11. Forsbrand

    Jun 1, 2017 at 4:08 pm

    Really sad to se this happen to anyone. These not many who can say they have never driven under the influence be it one beer or a “smoke” who are we to judge. It happened, nobody got hurt, let’s move on and hope tiger can make it back soon, we need tiger back to either see him win again or see how big a gap is there between tiger at his best after back surgery and the top guys at present, Rory Dustin etc

  12. Buck

    Jun 1, 2017 at 3:32 pm

    Nike wouldn’t give him a pair of the self-lacing shoes? Cmon now

  13. ooffa

    Jun 1, 2017 at 3:11 pm

    Finally a worthwhile article by Golfwrx. Great job. Keep up he good work.

  14. Close this site down

    Jun 1, 2017 at 1:34 pm

    The shanks have spoken. Pay attention idiots.

    • COGolfer

      Jun 3, 2017 at 12:37 am

      I would disagree, the shanks are to show that this is a terrible article.

  15. Close this site down

    Jun 1, 2017 at 1:23 pm

    Whoever in the editorial team feels this is appropriate should be sacked. Utter garbage. #patheticexcuseforjournalism

  16. Ron

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:38 pm

    So… he blew “000”, no sign of illicit drugs involved, yet he’s acting this way and an ambulance is NOT called? What if this was someone experiencing a diabetic (low blood sugar) episode?? I’m sure this is going to be an unpopular thought, but police could have done more here.

  17. CT

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:15 pm

    Typical meddling police should have minded their own business

  18. Jasian Day

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:09 pm

    Karma yo

  19. Putt for Dough

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    Officer 1: Dispatch, I’ve got Tiger Woods here, send every other officer that golfs.
    *10minutes later*
    4 police cars arrive

  20. cody

    Jun 1, 2017 at 10:38 am

    i dont look at this video and think anything other than the police officer did his job and you can see that tiger was seriously impaired and very dangerous behind the wheel. being arrested was the right thing, whether it was an accident or not.

    I completely buy that it could have been a reaction to drugs but that statement alone does not make all this go away. i watched my mother in law take an ambien, wake up and eat ice cream out of the tub with a slotted spoon and get it all over herself and not remember any of it the next day.

  21. L

    Jun 1, 2017 at 10:26 am

    Greatest video, evah!

  22. touchk

    Jun 1, 2017 at 10:07 am

    Click bait. That’s what this has turned into. You see a small piece of the situation and it’s automatically assumed he has gone to the dogs. Real fine journalism. If you’ve ever had an Ambien then you’ll know that it can be a bazaar experience. If you by chance add anything to it like pain meds, there’s no telling what might take place. It’s curious to me that he was heading away from his home, dressed like he might have rolled out of bed and put on what was closest. Who’s to say that he didn’t do exactly as the doctor prescribed and woke up in one of those Ambien fogs that I’ve heard can happen. In the meantime, by public opinion and articles like this, HE”S GUILTY AND THE SCOURGE OF THE GOLF WORLD!!!!!! Geez!!!!

  23. Bogeypro

    Jun 1, 2017 at 9:41 am

    Shank for Golfwrx… this isn’t a tabloid. Leave these stories to the tabloid mags..

  24. carl spackler

    Jun 1, 2017 at 9:12 am

    is this site the new TMZ?

  25. ChrisH

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:54 am

    Never pleasant to watch when idols take a tumble. Bottom line: this isn’t a crisis. Guy made a questionable decision to drive impaired, no one got injured. No booze involved so that’s a plus. Maybe he did have a medical reaction, and as I’m sure he can afford the best attorneys possible, don’t be surprised if he gets off with a reduced sentence or dismissal. We do that for first time offenders everywhere. Jupiter police were probably salivating over this one. Says a lot about what they are not. In small towns everywhere across the country, local PD typically know everyone. They could have just as easily helped him get home safe and sound with a stern warning – especially since they knew alcohol wasn’t involved. They probably would have done that for a ‘local’. Agree that releasing this footage is wildly inappropriate. Regardless of whether it is considered public access, they are not required to release it unless requested to formally. Bad choices by all involved.

  26. Big Wally

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:33 am

    Don’t know why everyone is hammering WRX. Woods is the biggest name in golf and this is a huge story. Not covering it would be wrong and look like they were part of the coverup. WRX didn’t work to procure this video. It was released by the police. It is public information.

    • Adam Crawford

      Jun 1, 2017 at 3:02 pm

      Exactly. I don’t think the video should have been released by the police, however, they sort of had to in order to ensure transparency of the events that unfolded. I do think he should have been apprehended, but I also think they should have taken him to an Emergency Room to ensure his health and well being. Once that was complete, if they still felt the need, then they could have arrested him at the hospital. Jail may or may not have been the right option under the law, but it should have been the second stop for the night/morning.

      Also, yes, WRX has to cover this because he’s the biggest star in the game, just as they covered the incidents with Robert Allenby and Steven Bowditch and any other incident a golfer or high profile media member may be involved in. There’s no opinion presented in this article or the others on the incident, just the facts as they have unfolded.

  27. Ramrod

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:28 am

    Shameful on the part of the police to release that

    • BB

      Jun 1, 2017 at 9:55 am

      Not really. With all the lies and straw men coming from Woods’ lackeys (He wasn’t impaired! He blew 0.00!), they had to make sure their bases were covered.

    • Judge Smells

      Jun 1, 2017 at 3:29 pm

      It is not up to the police, the florida sunshine laws dictates that all this info has to be made publicly available

  28. william

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:21 am

    Had a co-worker last week take a Ambian on accident with some of his other meds…..He woke up at 0230 pulled fire alarms, walked outside was beating the door with a mallet. Carried on full conversations with us…..come morning had no clue of what transpired the knight before. Tiger doesnt look as if hes dressed to go anywhere……I think he might have been having a similar experience

  29. JeffSessionsisEvil

    Jun 1, 2017 at 8:05 am

    Learn from this, GolfWRX, and don’t do things like this again.

  30. KT

    Jun 1, 2017 at 7:51 am

    Pretty low to show that. Leave him alone.

  31. TheField

    Jun 1, 2017 at 7:41 am

    I was going to join ClubWRX, but the stories here lately, most noticeably this one above, is so below journalistic standards it is tough to support this site.

  32. mlecuni

    Jun 1, 2017 at 7:36 am

    This website deserves better content.

  33. Quentin

    Jun 1, 2017 at 3:23 am

    This is crazy that the Police is allowed to released that, it should be confidential…
    Live him alone!!!

  34. Alexander

    Jun 1, 2017 at 2:51 am

    That’s the lowest GolfWRX ever got!

  35. Raj LP

    Jun 1, 2017 at 1:20 am

    Solid piece of Tabloid coverage. Please don’t go back to your regular programming.

  36. FLag Pepper

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:56 am

    Blown away that this would be released. Disappointed that it would be circulated by Golf media.

  37. Getemgoose

    Jun 1, 2017 at 12:15 am

    Golfwrx has really gone down hill. Really feels like some women’s gossip magazine at the end of the aisle, every freaking morning. Really bad taste in posting this. “He could have killed someone” well, he didn’t. He needs some help. If you’ve never had back spasms or on meds for it, you’ll never know the state of mind they put you in, regardless of your financial status. Golfwrx, see ya, and all the self righteous that want to hammer the first nail in the stake. Pathetic, ever since you’ve swarmed with sponsorship you’ve turned into a joke.

    • MattyH

      Jun 1, 2017 at 12:48 am

      Let’s be clear on a few issues here. Reports do indicate that Tiger blew 000’s on the breathalyser. Fine. Yes, he is most likely on prescription pain killers following his recent surgery. The assumption I’m seeing from people is that they think that he was just a little loopy from his meds. On the police report it says that he submitted to a urine test. There are no results yet from that. I will be interested to see what information is gleaned from that test. Did he severely over medicate himself? Other drugs, perhaps? And as far as reporting this story so heavily, remember that this is Golfwrx. They report on all things golf. This is their wheelhouse. It’s like telling CNN not to report news about Trump’s antics.

      • mlecuni

        Jun 1, 2017 at 7:35 am

        It’s not because others are misleading with the quality of their content that you have to do the same.

  38. Bruce Ferguson

    May 31, 2017 at 10:59 pm

    These WRX items about Tiger’s latest encounter have me feeling like I’m reading the National Enquirer. I don’t know what combination of meds he was on, but when I was on Vicodin several years ago, I felt outside myself and (driving when I shouldn’t have) nearly took out a row of mailboxes. True, he shouldn’t have been driving. But now that this story has been playing for awhile, I think we can back off and move on.

    It’s a PR setback, sure, but outside of bail, I don’t think his lawyers are tap dancing. It is what it is.

    He wasn’t drunk. He wasn’t found in bed with a dead girl (or a live boy). Let the guy move on.

  39. BabyDraw84

    May 31, 2017 at 10:43 pm

    Who let him drive?!

  40. Dat

    May 31, 2017 at 10:29 pm

    Very hard to watch.

  41. Double Mocha Man

    May 31, 2017 at 10:06 pm

    The officer indicated he could smell alcohol on Tiger’s breath. Talk about jumping to conclusions. I like the part where Tiger says he likes to “drive”. I think he likes to putt, too.

  42. David

    May 31, 2017 at 9:16 pm

    My wife is a nurse and I had her look up these drugs. One of them has not been in use since 2004. None of them are narcotics besides the Vic’s. He must have took a lot of Vic’s.

  43. Looper

    May 31, 2017 at 9:12 pm

    What bothers me about the video, and possibly the officer did. Tiger needed medical attention, instead of the neurological field tests… Anyone could tell he wasn’t passing field test…

    • Mad-Mex

      May 31, 2017 at 9:44 pm

      What bothers me is that people are actually defending this irresponsible clown, ONLY reason you made that statement IS because he is Tiger Woods.

      • Dat

        May 31, 2017 at 10:31 pm

        That didn’t take long. Would you like to show me on the doll where Looper touched you?

    • MattyH

      Jun 1, 2017 at 12:32 am

      What in that video screams for any need of medical attention? He couldn’t tie his laces. He didn’t know where he was, how he got there or where he was going. He failed every sobriety test because he was dangerously impaired. Maybe not alcohol but something just as dangerous to the lives of the public. There is no visible evidence of a medical crisis of any kind. If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck… actually, if it tips over like an inebriated duck and slurs like an inebriated duck, then it’s probably a very drunk duck. If someone in that state told me they were not drunk my next move is not going to be to ask them if they would like me to call them an ambulance. I’m thinking that you only now have this opinion after knowing that he brew 000’s before watching the video. Not having known this, what then would your opinion of the video be? Every bit of his behavior says intoxicated, not medical emergency. And as far as the officers treatment goes; it doesn’t get more professional. This video is going to be used as a training video for police departments, no doubt. The police did well in this case.

  44. rymail00

    May 31, 2017 at 8:46 pm

    Man that first vid of the sobriety test was sad to watch.

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By Ben Alberstadt with Gianni Magliocco.

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Good Tuesday morning, golf fans, as we gear up for the PGA Championship from iconic Valhalla.

1. Is now the time Rory finally ends major drought?

BBC’s Iain Carter…”But given the imperious form he showed in Charlotte last week, perhaps this is the PGA Championship to rekindle the ruthless streak of old. And not just because he is back at Valhalla (the Nordic word for the hall of the fallen).”

  • “It also became clear last week that McIlroy is somewhat persona non grata to the PGA Tour’s Policy Board. His views on a global future for this damagingly split sport do not seem to chime with the American dominated body.”
  • “His offer to return to the board from which he resigned earlier this year was rejected and he has been left as a mere non-voting member of the “transaction committee” dealing with a potential deal with Saudi Arabia.”
  • “McIlroy insists there are “no hard feelings” but there should be.”
  • “No player has worked harder for their sport during this period of unprecedented tumult and the board has rejected someone many people regard as the game’s most articulate and enlightened international voice.”
  • “Now is, surely, the time for McIlroy to feel slighted and respond with his clubs. Play as though he has a chip on his shoulder, but in the knowledge that he is generationally the most consistent golfing force out there.”
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  • “The couple welcomed their first child, just weeks after Scheffler claimed his second Masters victory in three years.”
  • “Sports Illustrated’s Bob Harig tweeted Saturday that the baby was born and Scheffler will play in this week’s PGA Championship — the second major of the season.”
  • “There’s been nothing official from Scottie Scheffler, his team or the Tour… But word is he will be at Valhalla for the PGA next week after winning four of his last five tournaments, including the Masters. He is currently on the Tuesday interview schedule for 3:30 p.m. #babyborn,” Harig wrote over the weekend.”
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  • “Stricker, 57, was eligible by winning the Senior PGA Championship last year. He, John Daly and Phil Mickelson are the only players to have competed at Valhalla each of the previous three times the PGA Championship was held there.”
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Sagstrom had the look of a winner with five holes left to play. She was three shots clear of Zhang, at 23-under par. The Swede played her closing quintet in plus-one, finishing at 22-deep, 13 shots ahead of Ruffels. That performance we’d anticipated from Zhang? It happened on Sunday. She closed with four birdies in five holes to snatch victory number two, by two shots. Spring is a lovely time for a Rose in bloom.

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Paired with Xander in round four was the King of Quail, Rory McIlroy. The Northern Irishman had previously won thrice at the North Carolina track, and he was champing at the bit to gain some momentum on the road to Louisville. While Xander scored increasingly worse along the week (64-67-70-71) McIlroy saved his best round for the final round. Thanks to five birdies and two eagles, McIlroy ran away with the event, winning his fourth Wells Fargo by five over Schauffele.

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The Dunes Club is a Robert Trent Jones Sr. course, down toward Pawley’s Island. It claims what used to be considered an unreachable, par-five hole, the watery 13th. Nothing is unreachable any longer, including a 22-under par total for a six-shot win. Chris Gotterup, a former Rutgers and Oklahoma golfer, played sizzling golf all week and won by a sextet of shots. Gotterup opened with 66, then improved to 64 on Friday. His Saturday 65 sounded a beacon of “come get me,” and his closing 67 ensured that second place was the only thing up for grabs.

Chasing the podium’s second level were a bunch of young Americans. In the end, Alastair Docherty and Davis Thompson reached 16-deep, thanks to rounds of 64 and 68 on Sunday. They held off six golfers at 15-under par. The victory was Gotterup’s first on tour and should be enough to get him a Wikipedia page, among other plaudits.

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Doug Barron, if I recall correctly, was suspended by the Powers That Be, way back in 2009, for testosterone. He was naturally low in the hormone, so he took supplements. This did not sit well with certain admins, so he was put on the shelf for 18 months. Not cool.

In 2019, Barron came out on the Tour Champions. He won in August. The next year, despite the craziness of Covid, he won again.  Barron hit a dry spell for a few years. He kept his card, but accrued no additional victories. In late April, Barron showed serious signs of life, with a t2 at Mitsubishi. This week in Birmingham, he jumped out to a lead, lost it, then gained it back on Saturday. With major championship glory on the line, Barron brought the train into the station with 68 on Sunday.

Stephen Alker, the man who could not lose just two years ago, gave serious chase with a closing 63. He moved up 11 slots, into solo 2nd on Sunday. He finished two shots back of the champion. Two shots ain’t much. Cough once and you drop a pair. Third place saw a three-way tie, including last year’s winner (Steve Stricker) and runner-up (Ernie Els.) Despite the intimidating presence of the game’s greats, however, Doug Barron had more than enough of everything this week, and he has a third Tour Champions title to show off.

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