No "Tiger Woods, RIP," Luckily
I'm getting depressed writing obituaries for guys I know a lot about. But I sure do know a lot about Tiger Woods. Fortunately, not yet.
From WPTV.com:
Tiger Woods arrested after rollover crash on Jupiter Island
Woods was not injured in wreck
Golfing legend Tiger Woods was involved in a rollover crash on Jupiter Island just after 2 p.m. Friday, deputies said.
By: Scott Sutton
Posted 12:15 PM, Mar 27, 2026
and last updated 5 minutes ago
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. — Golfing legend Tiger Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a rollover crash on Jupiter Island just after 2 p.m. Friday, deputies said.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office said the crash occurred near 281 Beach Road, which is near his home.
Video taken by WPTV at the scene showed a Range Rover on its side.
You know, for a really bad driver like Tiger who is often in a hurry, the tall Range Rover seems like a poor choice. A Tesla with a heavy battery down low sounds safer. Plus, Charles Murray just bought a new Tesla and says the self-driving software is remarkably good.
Or how about a limo with a chauffeur, Tiger?
The sheriff’s office said they are currently investigating and will provide additional details as they become available.
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said during a Friday evening news conference that it did not appear that Woods was hurt.
Budensiek said Woods complied with a breathalyzer but refused a urine test.
Woods faces misdemeanor charges.
It’s unclear if Woods was injured in the wreck.
Woods was involved in a severe crash in California in 2021, where he suffered multiple leg injuries. …
In 2017, the golfer was arrested in Palm Beach County on suspicion of driving under the influence. Woods later pleaded guilty to reckless driving, agreeing to pay a $250 fine and attend DUI school.
From The Independent early today before Tiger’s car crash:
Donald Trump claims Tiger Woods will not play at The Masters 2026
The 50-year-old featured in the TGL Finals this week, but remains uncertain over his ability to combat the testing walk around Augusta National following back and Achilles surgeries last year
Jack Rathborn
Friday 27 March 2026 04:43 EDT
… After recovering from back surgery last October, months after rupturing his Achilles tendon, Woods is now in contention to return to competitive golf for the first time since The Open in the summer of 2024.
The 15-time major champion has lifetime eligibility to play at The Masters, as a previous five-time winner of the green jacket, but Trump has suggested a decision has already been made.
“I love Tiger, but he won’t be there,” Trump said while appearing on “The Five” on FOX News. “He’ll be there, but he won’t be playing in it.”
Back in 2018, I reviewed at length the biography Tiger Woods. I won’t indent the review, so I’ll put my 2026 comments in italics:
The Tiger Mother’s Son
Steve Sailer
May 23, 2018
A year ago, after a decade of worsening pain from swinging hard since infancy, Tiger Woods, perhaps the highest-paid athlete in history, appeared headed for the same fate as Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prince, and Tom Petty. But this spring Woods is grinding away again on tour, playing surprisingly respectable golf.
Now 42, he may never win again. Or, who knows, Woods may put on a late charge toward the only records he doesn’t hold: Sam Snead’s 82 PGA wins (Woods has 79),
Woods has tied Snead with 82, well ahead of Nicklaus in third place with 73.
Jack Nicklaus’ eighteen major championships (Woods has been stuck at fourteen since he memorably limped to the 2008 U.S. Open title), and his tennis peer Roger Federer’s twenty Grand Slam titles.
Since 2018, Novak Djokovic has reached 24 tennis titles and Rafael 22, while Federer is still at 20.
But in 2019 at age 43, remarkably, Woods overcame his physical and mental problems to win the Masters for his 14th major championship.
With the U.S. Open coming up in June [2018] at Shinnecock Hills in the Hamptons, it’s worth reviewing the new tell-all biography Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict and Armen Keteyian. Like his mentor Michael Jordan, Tiger benefited from advancements in the techniques of access journalism for controlling his media image, until it all fell apart in the sex scandal of 2009. So it’s informative to compare what Benedict and Keteyian say actually happened with what you had been told by the press at the time.
Woods being part black via his blowhard father was usually thought of as the most important element of his story, an angle assiduously pushed by Earl Woods. The elder Woods told a sports agent when Tiger was a 5-year-old sensation, “I believe that the first black man who’s a really good golfer is going to make a hell of a lot of money.”
But …
Paywall here.
