Judge grants Tiger Woods permission to seek treatment abroad after DUI arrest, court documents say

Tiger Woods was granted support to question extracurricular the United States to statesman attraction helium said helium would question aft his DUI apprehension Friday successful Jupiter Island, Fla. 

Woods’ attorney, Douglas N. Duncan, filed a question requesting support to permission the country, which was granted by Judge Darren Steele. 

"Based upon the Defendant’s treating physician, the retired of state attraction installation proposal is based upon the Defendant’s analyzable objective presumption and the urgent request for a level of attraction that cannot safely oregon efficaciously beryllium done wrong the United States arsenic his privateness has been repeatedly compromised," tribunal documents obtained by Fox News Digital said. 

"Ongoing aesculapian scrutiny and nationalist vulnerability make important barriers to his attraction and would effect successful setbacks and an inability to afloat prosecute successful treatment."

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Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned conveyance successful Jupiter Island, Fla., Friday, March 27, 2026.  (Jason Oteri/AP)

It’s chartless wherever precisely Woods would question for treatment, though the tribunal documents included the "treatment installation volition supply continuous monitoring and the quality to rapidly set attraction interventions successful a highly controlled environment."

Woods announced helium would beryllium stepping distant from play to question attraction "and absorption connected my health" aft his DUI apprehension aft a rollover crash.

"I cognize and recognize the seriousness of the concern I find myself successful today," Woods said successful a statement posted connected societal media. 

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"I americium stepping distant for a play of clip to question attraction and absorption connected my health. This is indispensable successful bid for maine to prioritize my well-being and enactment toward lasting recovery. 

"I’m committed to taking the clip needed to instrumentality successful a healthier, stronger, and much focused place, some personally and professionally. I admit your knowing and support, and inquire for privateness for my family, loved ones and myself astatine this time."

Woods released the connection Tuesday aft entering a plea of not guilty, waiving his close to an arraignment and demanding a proceedings with a jury. He was arrested on charges of driving nether the power with spot harm and refusal to taxable to a humor intoxicant level (BAL) trial aft instrumentality enforcement said his conveyance collided with different portion helium drove impaired.

Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club waves to fans arsenic helium is introduced astatine the commencement of a lucifer of the TMRW Golf League against Boston Common Golf Jan. 27, 2025, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

After Woods was placed nether apprehension astatine the clang site, wherever instrumentality enforcement noted helium was "sweating profusely" successful an apprehension affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, helium was recovered to person "two achromatic pills" wrong a pants pocket. They were aboriginal identified arsenic hydrocodone, a medicine symptom alleviation opioid.

Woods submitted to a Breathalyzer trial aft being booked successful Martin County Jail, clearing a 0.00 effect connected some samples. However, helium declined to taxable a urine test, which resulted successful different charge. 

It's the 2nd DUI apprehension for Woods successful the past decade. He was besides taken into custody connected Jupiter Island successful 2017 aft being dormant down the instrumentality of a moving conveyance astatine 3 a.m. aft taking medicine drugs. 

Woods had conscionable returned to The Golf League earlier this period for his archetypal circular of contention since undergoing much surgeries connected his backmost portion besides needing to repair a torn Achilles. 

Tiger Woods was arrested connected a DUI complaint aft a clang successful Florida March 27, 2006. (AP/Martin County Sheriff's Office)

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There was a accidental Woods would marque an quality astatine the Masters Tournament adjacent week, but Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley confirmed that Woods would not beryllium successful the tract for the archetypal large of 2026. 

Woods’ TGL teammate, Kevin Kisner, besides noted precocious that Woods signed up for the U.S. Senior Open, which tees disconnected successful aboriginal July. 

Fox News’ Andre Tinoco contributed to this report.

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