# The Latest in the Tiger Woods Saga: Another Car Crash **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** golf\ **Created:** [March 27, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825 "2026-03-27T21:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/21 "2026-03-29T16:47:31Z")
Anyhow - given Woods’ track record in recent years he really needs to stop driving, either until he gets his problems straightened out or _just stop driving a car._ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/22 "2026-03-29T16:51:30Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Anyhow - given Woods’ track record in recent years he really needs to stop driving Indeed. Given that the car crash he was in, in 2021, in which he was driving recklessly, _nearly cost him his leg_, one would think that a smart person would have learned from that. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/23 "2026-03-29T16:56:21Z")
It’s _possible_ he’s given up alcohol … but that doesn’t rule out some other substance and/or just being reckless. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/24 "2026-03-29T16:59:53Z")
Oh, man, she’s as orange as her ex-FIL. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/25 "2026-03-29T17:00:14Z")
Overtaking another vehicle on a two-lane road and touching it, leading to a crash, is reckless driving, impaired or not. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/26 "2026-03-29T17:01:02Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > High profile, low profile, my understanding is that it generally boils down to two reasons a divorced woman keeps her ex’s last name: To match her kids’ last name, and because it’s a pain in the ass to switch back to your maiden name. Much harder than the name change when you get married. > > This is just what I’ve heard. Confirmation or corrections welcome on that second part about the paperwork being worse to go back. It all depends on the jurisdiction. In the province of Quebec, which is incredibly restrictive about name changes, a married woman cannot change her name to her husband’s surname. In their view, this is not only consistent with their restrictive stance on name changes, it’s also forward-thinking anti-misogyny. > [@Broomstick](#): > > To change back after a divorce is a “legal change of name”. That means public notification of the change by publication, lawyer’s fees, and going in front of a judge to say “pretty please, can I change my name?” > > Yeah, a bit more involved. Again, dependent on jurisdiction. Sometimes it’s just a matter of an application – certainly, an application that has to be notarized, witnessed, and all that other good stuff, but not necessarily an appearance in front of a judge. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/27 "2026-03-29T17:04:19Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > And even if he was convicted of DUI, Trump has already pressured Gov. DeSantis to pardon him, so Woods might be able to get right back on the road and endanger other drivers an Trump did express concern for Tiger on TS but it’s not true he called for the governor to pardon him. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/28 "2026-03-29T17:06:45Z")
Heck, with the law Trump is trying to get passed it might be smart to always keep your maiden name. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/29 "2026-03-29T17:15:48Z")
Yeah, that part turned out to be fake. Trump genuinely posts such crazy shit, that the pardon thing looked on-brand. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2026, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/30 "2026-03-29T20:22:25Z")
Since I’m already certain there will be no serious repercussions (I was faced with a traffic misdemeanor once, I didn’t get hit… TOO hard, and he has ten thousand times as much money and clout as I’ll ever have), I’d like to ask a simple question: What exactly is there that he can compete in? I don’t mean fun unofficial stuff like The Golf League (which is [his own creation,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TGL_(golf_league)) so obviously he can compete there as much as wants), I mean the actual Tours. The PGA is a high-stakes cutthroat league which [ruthlessly excises anyone who doesn’t meet its standards.](https://www.pgatour.com/players/priority-rankings) Has-beens get _no_ slack. Basically, if he goes five years without winning something big or one year without winning something else, he has to get results every year or he’s back to square one. (There are backdoor ways in like sponsor’s exemptions, but if he’s not making the cut, they won’t last long.) I don’t know how it works on the Champions Tour, but I’m fairly certain taking very long breaks isn’t an option. He’ll be allowed to be a continuous presence in events like The Open Championship and The Masters (short of an outright felony conviction, I don’t see Augusta National _ever_ shutting him out). But that raises another question: Will he be content to be a four-tournaments-a-year guy, especially if he’s never in contention in any of them? I’d think that after a couple years or so it’d be just too damn depressing. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/31 "2026-03-30T13:52:04Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > Has-beens get _no_ slack. Basically, if he goes five years without winning something big or one year without winning something else, he has to get results every year or he’s back to square one. The Masters gives past winners a lifetime exemption, but you’re right that it’s only 5 years for the other Majors. To your larger point, yeah, he’s done with competition. Every attempt he’s made in the past few years has been thwarted by injuries. He’s not going to miraculously heal. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/32 "2026-03-30T14:56:40Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > (There are backdoor ways in like sponsor’s exemptions, but if he’s not making the cut, they won’t last long.) Perhaps. Even if he’s not playing well anymore, he is _still_ a huge draw. And if that sponsor’s exemption also means that Woods spends a few hours in the evening doing a meet-and-greet at the sponsor’s tent, he may well get those exemptions for as long as he can pull himself through the Thursday and Friday rounds. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/33 "2026-03-30T23:00:37Z")
So many obvious golf jokes here… ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/34 "2026-03-31T17:47:59Z")
A few more details in an ESPN article today: > [@](#): > > [Tiger Woods](https://www.espn.com/golf/player/_/id/462/tiger-woods) told authorities that he was looking down at his cell phone and changing the radio station in his SUV, which caused him not to see a truck slowing down before his rollover crash last week on Jupiter Island, Florida. > > Martin County Sheriff’s deputy Tatiana Levenar wrote in an arrest affidavit that Woods was “sweating profusely,” and his movement was “lethargic and slow” while she interviewed him. > > Woods, 50, was [arrested last Friday](https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/48323862/tiger-woods-arrested-crash-scene-suspicion-dui-sheriff-says) on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. > > Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said Friday that Woods’ breathalyzer test didn’t show signs of alcohol. Woods refused to submit to a urinalysis test for other drugs, according to the sheriff. > [@](#): > > Because of his medical condition, Levenar told Woods to sit on the bumper of a police cruiser for the rest of the investigation. > > Once Woods removed his sunglasses, Levenar noted that his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy” and his pupils were “extremely dilated.” > > The deputy asked Woods if he’d consumed any alcohol, and he replied: “None.” > > When Levenar asked if Woods had taken any prescription medication that morning, he stated: “I take a few.” Woods said he’d taken prescription pills earlier in the morning, according to the report. > > The names of the medications were redacted in the affidavit. > > Another Martin County Sheriff’s deputy found two hydrocodone pills in Woods’ left pants pocket, according to the arrest affidavit. Distracted driving, and quite possibly under the effects of hydrocodone. ---
**Author:** ![Tride](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tride/32/13907_2.png) [@Tride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tride)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/35 "2026-03-31T21:28:18Z")
[Legal analysis…](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5V7Jpny-Na4) Long story short, being in a crash (rollover) where airbags deploy could easily lead you to fail roadside tests (and have VERY bloodshot eyes). Not opining on his guilt, but this doesn’t seem like a slam dunk case. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/36 "2026-03-31T23:01:59Z")
> [@Tride](#): > > this doesn’t seem like a slam dunk case. Indeed. Now he wants a trial by jury. > **[Tiger Woods enters not guilty plea, demands jury trial following rollover...](https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/31/us/tiger-woods-dui-charge-affadavit)** > > Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges following a rollover crash in Florida last week, according to court documents filed in Martin County Circuit Court on Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/37 "2026-03-31T23:17:42Z")
Woods has announced that he’s stepping away from golf “to seek treatment and focus on my health”. There’s not that much to step away from, though the sports media will be devastated. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/38 "2026-04-01T01:10:11Z")
if the airbags deployed, wouldn’t that make it difficult for him to move? and it says he exited from passenger side, but the pictures show the car resting ON the passenger side ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/39 "2026-04-01T01:53:40Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > if the airbags deployed, wouldn’t that make it difficult for him to move? Airbags deflate just about as soon as they’re fully inflated. After that, they’re just nylon fabric curtains. But it does seem unlikely to exit the passenger side of a vehicle that has rolled onto its passenger side, unless you’re some kind of mole-person. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825/40 "2026-04-01T05:08:44Z")
The picture in the OP article shows the driver (left) side on the ground. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-in-the-tiger-woods-saga-another-car-crash/1028825.md?page=3)