{"id":581134,"date":"2026-04-04T06:02:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581134\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T06:02:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:02:13","slug":"former-masters-champ-says-quiet-part-out-loud-about-tiger-woods-after-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/581134\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Masters Champ Says Quiet Part Out Loud About Tiger Woods After DUI Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three-time Masters champion Sir Nick Faldo showed little pity for Tiger Woods following Woods\u2019s latest DUI arrest<\/a>. Woods has pleaded not guilty to charges including driving under the influence and refusing to provide a urine sample after being involved in a two-car crash near his Jupiter, Fla., home last month. <\/p>\n

Woods had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket<\/a> when he was arrested, per a police report, and was heard calling President Trump<\/a> at the crash site. Recently released police bodycam footage showed Woods fighting off hiccups and drowsiness<\/a> in the back of a police car after his arrest, which aligns with the police report that stated Woods exhibited \u201csevere signs of impairment.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sir Nick Faldo, who will be at Augusta as an analyst for Sky Sports, said Thursday that Woods should not be \u201cwelcomed back to the sport with open arms\u201d in light of his latest misstep. The Englishman also slammed the PGA Tour\u2019s statement in response to Woods\u2019s car crash in which the Tour pledged its \u201cfull support\u201d to Woods and declined to admonish the 15-time major winner in any way. <\/p>\n

\u201cI feel sorry for Tiger that he is living 24-7 in pain\u2026 but it has all been self-inflicted,\u201d Faldo said, via The Telegraph.<\/a> \u201cThere are two sides to this right now. There\u2019s one side that\u2019s like\u2026 let\u2019s care for Tiger. And then there has got to be a responsibility and an accountability side as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a serious thing that he has done. I look at the PGA Tour statement, it was so predictably weak. The Tour will look after him, as they always have done. But then you\u2019ve got Jack [Nicklaus] saying it has tarnished the entire sport. There has to be some accountability. Forget about golf. We are not meant to be on the streets with two pills in our pocket.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bottom line is that I really think that this is a serious issue and something should be done that is a little bit more serious than waving him off to a tropical island and saying \u2018welcome back\u2019 in three or four months or whatever it might be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woods, 50, has since announced he was stepping away from golf to receive treatment <\/a>and will not be participating in this year\u2019s Masters at Augusta National. \u201cI\u2019ve committed to taking the time needed to return to a healthier, stronger and more focused place, both personally and professionally,\u201d Woods wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n

Even so, Faldo insisted that Woods should not be so easily let off the hook, and repeatedly called for Woods to have more \u201caccountability\u201d for his actions.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou compare it to other sports or business. If you were done for DUI a couple of times in your business, what happens? I\u2019ve got a feeling that if he disappears and comes back in a couple of months, everything will carry on as normal. I\u2019m not sure if that is right. It\u2019s not a good message to the kids of today,\u201d continued Faldo.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur sport is based on discipline. You rule yourself, you police yourself. … In the normal walk of life, there would be some accountability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woods has been in his fourth high-profile car accident<\/a> dating back 17 years. This was his second charge of driving under the influence. Prior to his car crash, Woods was trying to get ready to play in the Masters, which would have been his first tournament since the 2024 British Open.<\/p>\n

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