{"id":268351,"date":"2026-05-12T18:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268351\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T18:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T18:44:11","slug":"florida-prosecutors-will-get-access-to-tiger-woods-prescription-drug-history-judge-rules-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/268351\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida prosecutors will get access to Tiger Woods\u2019 prescription drug history, judge rules: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/fyrc68xhrl1fo4z5.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Woods DUI arrest: police release video\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-4292be72=\"\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">A Florida judge reportedly ruled that prosecutors will have access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/tiger-woods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tiger Woods<\/a>&#8216; recent prescription drug history.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">An April court filing showed that a subpoena was to be issued for Woods&#8217; prescription drug records following his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/demands-accountability-grow-after-tiger-woods-latest-florida-dui-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">DUI arrest in March<\/a>, but his attorneys fought it. But according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcpalm.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/05\/12\/tiger-woods-news-dui-court-hearing-today-prescription-records--live\/90041749007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">TC Palm<\/a>, the records will be released to prosecutors only and not made available to the public.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-crash-florida-masters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">arrested for driving under the influence<\/a> after taking field sobriety tests following a two-vehicle crash in which his Range Rover turned onto its driver&#8217;s side.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">The aforementioned court filing showed that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-prescription-drug-records-subpoenaed-florida-prosecutors-following-dui-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">subpoena will be issued to<\/a> &#8220;seek copies of any and all prescription medication on file&#8221; for Woods from Jan. 1 through March 27, the date of his car crash and arrest.<\/p>\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/tiger-woods-dui-fox-news-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p data-v-2fe2fe3e=\"\">Tiger Woods was handcuffed after a sobriety test. (Martin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office) <\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods&#8217; attorney, Douglas Duncan, wrote in a motion that the subpoena goes against Woods&#8217; constitutional rights to privacy, requesting Tuesday&#8217;s hearing to determine whether prosecutors should be allowed to obtain the records.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods told law enforcement that &#8220;I take a few&#8221; prescription medications amid seven back surgeries and &#8220;over 20 operations&#8221; on his leg. In 2021, he got into a wreck that resulted in serious leg injuries that kept him off the golf course for the entire year.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/usga-shares-tiger-woods-status-update-us-open-fast-approaching\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">USGA SHARES TIGER WOODS STATUS UPDATE WITH US OPEN FAST APPROACHING<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">He also mentioned that his ankle was fused, and he walks with a limp due to the injuries. Due to the nature of his injuries, authorities made him do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-entire-sobriety-test-caught-bodycam-footage-im-getting-arrested\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">field sobriety test while sitting down<\/a>. He blew &#8220;triple-zeroes,&#8221; authorities said, but &#8220;lethargic&#8221; movements warranted exercises anyway.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods participated in four exercises before a deputy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-utters-sarcastic-3-word-remark-getting-placed-back-cop-car-dui-arrest\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">placed him in handcuffs<\/a>. The deputy stated she believed Woods was under an &#8220;unknown substance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Deputies found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-arrested-dui-crash-white-pills-found-pocket-affidavit-says-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">two white pills on Woods<\/a>, which were later identified as hydrocodone, an opioid used to treat pain.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/tiger-woods-pleads-not-guilty-demands-trial-jury-after-dui-arrest-following-rollover-crash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">pleaded not guilty to the<\/a> DUI charge but announced several days after the wreck he would &#8220;seek treatment.&#8221; At the scene of the crash, he said he was &#8220;hoping to&#8221; play in the Masters, but his treatment put his eventual return to the course on hold.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/judge-grants-tiger-woods-permission-seek-treatment-abroad-following-dui-arrest-court-documents-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">granted permission<\/a>\u00a0on April 1 to travel out of the country &#8220;to enter into comprehensive inpatient treatment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\">Woods was charged with driving under the influence, property damage, refusal to submit to testing and careless driving. He pleaded not guilty and waived his arraignment, demanding a trial with a jury.<\/p>\n<p data-v-871f4c88=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/florida-judge-rules-prosecutors-access-tiger-woods-prescription-drug-history-dui-arrest-report\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Find more updates on this story at FOXNews.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/entertainment\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/sports\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sports<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox35orlando.com\/tag\/us\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-871f4c88=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S.<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Florida judge reportedly ruled that prosecutors will have access to Tiger Woods&#8216; recent prescription drug history. 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