A breathalyser test cleared Woods of driving under the influence of alcohol, but he refused a urine analysis and officers at the scene determined he was impaired by an unknown substance.<\/p>\n
Police found two hydrocodone painkiller pills on Woods, who told deputies he takes \u201ca few\u201d prescription medications.<\/p>\n
Woods, who has undergone multiple back operations and surgeries on severe leg injuries he suffered in a 2021 California car crash, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to DUI.<\/p>\n
But he issued a statement saying he was \u201cstepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health\u201d.<\/p>\n
That decision means Woods won\u2019t play in or attend the upcoming Masters tournament at Augusta National, where he is a five-time champion.<\/p>\n
The 15-time major champion hasn\u2019t teed it up in a top-level golf event since the 2024 British Open.<\/p>\n
He has become a key figure shaping plans to revamp the US PGA Tour schedule, but the PGA of America announced on Thursday he will not captain the 2027 US Ryder Cup team.<\/p>\n
Martin County Court judge Darren Steele on Thursday granted Woods\u2019 request to leave the country to seek treatment.<\/p>\n
In his motion to travel, Woods\u2019 attorney Douglas Duncan cited the golfer\u2019s urgent need for an \u201cintensive, highly individualised and medically integrated programme\u201d as well as privacy from media and public scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Celebrity news website TMZ reported today that Woods\u2019 private jet had landed in Zurich, Switzerland, although it could not confirm he was on board.<\/p>\n
President Trump, who awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Woods in 2019 and last week called him a \u201cvery close friend\u201d, told the New York Post on Wednesday that he had spoken with Woods following his arrest.<\/p>\n
In bodycam footage from the crash scene, Woods is heard telling officers he was on the phone \u201cwith the President\u201d, although he didn\u2019t specify that it was Trump.<\/p>\n
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