Tiger Woods
was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in the early hours of
Monday morning. The former
world No 1 was pulled over by police on Military Trail South of Indian Creek
Parkway near his home at 3am (EDT) in Jupiter Island, Florida, and booked into
Palm Beach County Jail at 7.18am. He was released from custody at 10:50am.
He faces a
charge of driving with a blood alcohol level above Florida's legal limit of
.08. This is the second time that Woods has been caught drinking and driving.
The 14-time major
winner has dropped to 876th in the world rankings after years of injury
problems and has not played competitive golf since withdrawing from the Dubai
Desert Classic at the start of February with back spasms.
He underwent
fusion surgery on his spine and recently said he would not be back on the golf
course for at
The
41-year-old said: “My surgeon and physiotherapist say the operation was
successful. It's just a matter of not screwing up and letting it fuse. I'm
walking and doing my exercises, and taking my kids to and from school. All I
can do is take it day by day. There's no hurry.
“But, I want
to say unequivocally, I want to play professional golf again. Presently, I'm
not looking ahead. I can't twist for another two and a half to three months.
Right now, my sole focus is rehab and doing what the doctors tell me. I am concentrating
on short-term goals.”
Woods was
reported to be worth £576million by Forbes Magazine in 2016, making £77m
annually during his peak in 2008 and has earned a reported £1.1bn in prize
money and endorsements since his career began.
Forbes
report his 2016 earnings at £35m, making him the 12th best-paid athlete of the
year despite not playing a single PGA Tour event.
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