Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with DUI after flipping his vehicle, but the golf legend is still due to attend Augusta for an event with Masters chairman Fred Ridley
Tiger Woods is still scheduled to be at Augusta(Image: James Gilbert/TGL, TGL Golf via Getty Images)
Tiger Woods is still set to make an appearance at Augusta National, despite being arrested on Friday. The golf legend was involved in a collision in which he rolled his vehicle onto its side and was charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Woods was taken into custody following his arrest and spent eight hours behind bars before being released. The 50-year-old escaped without injury and was forced to clamber out of the passenger side door after allegedly attempting to overtake a lorry towing a pressure cleaner trailer ‘at a high rate of speed’.
The 15-time major champion is expected to be present at Augusta for an engagement with Masters chairman Fred Ridley. Woods is due to participate in a celebration of a project at ‘The Patch’, a municipal golf course where Woods’ design team created a short course to complement a significant upgrade to the public course.
Tiger Woods was arrested for a DUI(Image: Getty)
Woods had been working his way back to full fitness and had not ruled out the possibility of competing at the Masters next month. The superstar has not featured on the PGA Tour since July 2024 and missed the entire major season last year owing to an Achilles injury, having also undergone back surgery in October.
“I’ve been trying for a while. I’ve had a couple bad injuries here over the past years that I’ve had to fight through and it’s taken some time,” he said earlier this year.
“I keep trying. I want to play. I love the tournament. I’ve loved being there since I was 19 years old.
“It’s meant a lot to me and my family over the years. I’m going to be there either way with The Loop that’s going up there, as well as the Champions Dinner.”
Former European Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley, however, is not anticipating seeing him compete at the Masters.
He told Sky Sports News: “I would think so. I would say his whole life is in turmoil at this moment in time.
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“I’d be surprised if we see him at the Masters. I think he’s got much bigger challenges going on than whether he plays in the Masters or not at the moment. A whole reconsideration of how he’s living his life and the challenges he has [is in order].
“He is obviously coming back from serious injury again – last year he had more back surgery – and he’s recovering from that. He played in the TGL match during the week, and it was the first time we’d seen him competitively, even though it was an indoor game.
“His speeds were right up there; it was incredible how fast he was swinging the golf club. And although he walked with a bit of a limp because of the serious car crash he had a few years ago, he looked to be heading toward playing. But I think this is really going to set him back.”
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