Tiger Woods’ disastrous 2017 just got even worse as the 14-time Major winner was arrested for driving under the influence early on Monday morning, US time, as first reported by WPTV.com.
Woods was taken into custody in Jupiter, Florida, where the former world No.1Â lives. According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office website, Woods was booked at 7.18am on Monday and released from custody at 10.50am.
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The Palm Beach Post reported Woods was pulled over about 3am on Military Trail, about 10 minutes from his restaurant, The Woods Jupiter. Police officers said Woods wasn’t driving in the direction of his home.
Woods is currently sidelined for the rest of the golf season after undergoing a fourth back surgery in April. After missing the entire 2015-2016 US PGA Tour season, Woods returned to competition at the Hero World Challenge in December and announced an ambitious schedule to start 2017. But he wound up only playing in one USÂ Tour event – missing the cut at the Farmers Insurance Open – before withdrawing after one round of the European Tour’s Dubai Desert Classic in February with back spasms.
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In 2009, a Thanksgiving night car crash set off a highly publicised sex scandal for the then-world No.1. Now, his reputation will also be forever tarnished by a driving incident on what was Memorial Day in America.
