{"id":564862,"date":"2026-04-04T21:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/564862\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T21:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T21:44:09","slug":"golf-legend-nick-faldo-says-tiger-woods-must-face-accountability-after-dui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/564862\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf legend Nick Faldo says Tiger Woods must face ‘accountability’ after DUI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Nick Faldo, a former PGA Tour star who won the Masters and the Open Championship three times each, ripped Tiger Woods<\/a> and the organization after the legendary golfer\u2019s DUI arrest.<\/p>\n

Woods faced charges in Florida<\/a> over the wreck and for refusing to submit a urine sample to law enforcement. The Martin County Sheriff\u2019s Office released bodycam footage earlier in the week, showing deputies removing two pills from Woods\u2019 pants pocket and issuing him a field sobriety test.<\/p>\n

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Tiger Woods went through several exercised before getting handcuffed. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

But Faldo didn\u2019t mince words when speaking to the media on Friday about Woods.<\/p>\n

“There\u2019s one side that\u2019s like, \u2018let\u2019s care for Tiger\u2019 … there\u2019s got to be a responsibility and accountability side as well,” he said, via Golf.com<\/a>. “This is a serious thing he\u2019s done, you know. The PGA Tour statement was so predictably weak, how they showed that the Tour will look after him, as they always have done, and then you\u2019ve got Jack (Nicklaus) saying it\u2019s tarnished the entire sport. You\u2019ve got your opposites but there has to be some accountability.”<\/p>\n

Faldo was dismayed that Woods had been in tremendous pain, as he battled through back and Achilles injuries. He argued, however, that his injuries were “self-inflicted.”<\/p>\n

“I feel sorry for Tiger because he\u2019s living in 24-7 pain. I asked him that years ago, even before the L.A. accident (in 2021), but it\u2019s all been self-inflicted,” Faldo continued. “The bottom line is I really think that something should be done a little bit more serious than waving him off to a tropical island and saying \u2018Welcome back\u2019 in three or four months.”<\/p>\n

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Golfer Tiger Woods checks his cellphone while sitting in an unmarked police vehicle after a car crash in Jupiter Island, Florida, on March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff’s Office)<\/p>\n

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The PGA Tour offered support of Woods after the golfer pleaded not guilty to his charges and vowed to “seek treatment”<\/a> for the issues that he\u2019s dealing with.<\/p>\n

“Tiger Woods is a legend of our sport whose impact extends far beyond his achievements on the course,” the organization said. “But above all else, Tiger is a person, and our focus is on his health and well-being. Tiger continues to have our full support as he takes this important step.”<\/p>\n

Faldo said that the Tour must be anguished “behind closed doors” about paying Woods millions and him being in the negative spotlight.<\/p>\n

Woods was able to seek the treatment that he needed outside of the U.S.<\/p>\n

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Tiger Woods was arrested on a DUI charge after getting into a car crash on Friday. (Associated Press)<\/p>\n

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Faldo lamented that Woods has “avoided accountability” for some of the issues he\u2019s been involved in.<\/p>\n

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Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n