{"id":549474,"date":"2026-03-28T00:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/549474\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:54:10","slug":"how-tv-networks-handled-breaking-news-of-tiger-woods-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/549474\/","title":{"rendered":"How TV networks handled breaking news of Tiger Woods crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash on Friday in Jupiter Island, FL, five years after suffering significant leg injuries in a well-documented crash near Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The news emerged shortly after 3 p.m. ET, but with vague details circulating across media outlets and social media until a press conference from Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek offered more specifics at 5 p.m, explaining that Woods was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a look at how ESPN networks, The Golf Channel, and CNN approached the breaking news and Budensiek press conference.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:37 p.m., during second-round coverage of the Texas Children\u2019s Houston Open, The Golf Channel shared news of the Woods crash, along with a screenshot of an X post and a photo of the scene.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Golf Channel addresses news of Tiger Woods\u2019 car crash during coverage of the Texas Children\u2019s Houston Open. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZC3tUYodOk\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/ZC3tUYodOk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2037620339316813837?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At 3:44 p.m., CNN delivered a breaking news report about the Woods crash.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN breaks into coverage with news that Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash in Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nJfcLBPSyi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/nJfcLBPSyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2037617982591881396?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ESPN began relaying news of a Woods crash on the BottomLine around 3:30 p.m. while showing live action of the women\u2019s NCAA Tournament Sweet 16.<\/p>\n<p>At 3:55 p.m., during a third-quarter break in the action of the Notre Dame-Vanderbilt Sweet 16 game, ESPN anchor Zubin Mehenti delivered the breaking news.<\/p>\n<p>The Budensiek press conference arrived at 5 p.m., and it was shown live on The Golf Channel and ESPN2 (as ESPN had the women\u2019s NCAA Tournament coverage). The Golf Channel press conference cut into the Texas Children\u2019s Houston Open, with the network informing viewers that the golf coverage could be found on its website.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201c[Tiger Woods] did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes. But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so, he\u2019s been charged with DUI, with property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test\u2026 No one was injured.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xEh0uhpLg4\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/xEh0uhpLg4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2037642181620687127?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">With ESPN showing the Women\u2019s NCAA Tournament, ESPN2 went live to the Martin County Sheriff\u2019s press conference about the Tiger Woods crash live at 5 p.m. ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gv9Y6RPleP\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/gv9Y6RPleP<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JAe5z6F1p6\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JAe5z6F1p6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/awfulannouncing\/status\/2037648075645501508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">March 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur DUI investigators came to the scene here, and Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment,\u201d Budensiek explained in the press conference. \u201cThey did several tests on him. Of course, he did explain the injuries and the surgeries that he had. We did take that into account. But they did do some in-depth roadside tests, and when it was determined, he was placed under arrest and taken to the Martin County Jail.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the Martin County Jail, and even on scene, we really weren\u2019t suspicious of alcohol being involved in this case, and that proved to be true at the jail,\u201d Budensiek continued. \u201cMr. Woods did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeroes. But when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused. And so, he\u2019s been charged with DUI, with property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test. In the crash, no one was injured. Mr. Woods did not seem to be injured at all, and the other gentlemen were not injured.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash on Friday in Jupiter Island, FL, five years after suffering&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":549475,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,15284,451,3,152116,6897,452,453],"class_list":{"0":"post-549474","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-cnn","11":"tag-headlines","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-the-golf-channel","14":"tag-tiger-woods","15":"tag-top-stories","16":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=549474"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/549474\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/549475"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=549474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=549474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=549474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}