Golf influencer Paige Spiranac shares words of encouragement for Tiger Woods after DUI arrest

Golf influencer Paige Spiranac shared immoderate encouraging words for Tiger Woods, who announced this week that helium would beryllium stepping distant from play to "seek treatment" pursuing his DUI apprehension successful Jupiter Island, Florida connected Friday. 

Spiranac reacted connected societal media aft seeing Woods’ connection and the full concern unfold pursuing his rollover car crash. 

"I deliberation we are each rooting for Tiger," she posted connected X. "Not arsenic a golfer but much importantly arsenic a person. None of america tin fathom what he’s been done some emotionally and physically. Not excusing immoderate behavior, but I anticipation he’s capable to get the assistance helium needs successful bid without the full satellite canine piling connected him successful a precise hard situation."

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Paige Spiranac hits a tee changeable during The Creator Classic anterior to the Truist Championship astatine The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course) connected May 7, 2025, successful Flourtown, Philadelphia.   (Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

Woods entered a not blameworthy plea successful tribunal connected Tuesday, waiving his arraignment and demanding a proceedings with a jury. He aboriginal released the statement, saying helium would question attraction and absorption connected his health. 

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

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"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' attorney, Douglas N. Duncan, did not instantly respond to a petition for remark by Fox News Digital. 

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

Woods was arrested in Florida with medicine opioids recovered successful his pouch aft being progressive successful a rollover clang Friday, according to tribunal documents.

The 15-time large victor was arrested connected 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 driving impaired.

According to an apprehension affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital, deputies with the Martin County Sheriff’s Office reported observing respective signs of impairment aft the crash. They noted Woods was "sweating profusely," his movements appeared "lethargic and slow" and his eyes were "bloodshot and glassy" arsenic good arsenic "extremely dilated" aft removing his sunglasses. Woods admitted to being distracted earlier the crash. 

"Woods stated helium was looking down astatine his compartment telephone and changing the vigor presumption and did not announcement the conveyance successful beforehand of him slowing down," deputies wrote successful the affidavit. 

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

After Woods was placed nether arrest, authorities recovered "two achromatic pills wrong Woods’ near broadside sound pocket," which were aboriginal identified arsenic hydrocodone, a medicine symptom alleviation opioid.

This marks 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 was besides progressive successful a 2021 rollover clang that resulted successful superior limb injuries and exigency surgeries, which is what helium was alluding to during the tract sobriety tests. 

Woods 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. 

Paige Spiranac plays the 17th greenish during the Creator Classic astatine Philly Cricket Club, anterior to the Truist Championship astatine The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course) connected May 7, 2025, successful Flourtown Philadelphia.  (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)

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While Woods was reportedly trying to get successful signifier to play successful the Masters Tournament, his connection confirmed helium won't beryllium participating successful this year's field. Woods besides signed up for the U.S. Senior Open, according to TGL teammate Kevin Kisner, which is acceptable for aboriginal July. 

Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley besides confirmed Woods volition not beryllium astatine The Masters adjacent week.

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