The legal fallout from Tiger Woods’ devastating March 27 vehicle crash has escalated drastically just hours before the opening tee shots of the 2026 Masters Tournament. Prosecutors in Martin County, Florida, formally moved Wednesday afternoon to subpoena the 15-time major champion’s prescription drug records as part of an ongoing DUI investigation.
The State Attorney’s Office is specifically targeting Lewis Pharmacy in Palm Beach. Investigators are demanding comprehensive documentation detailing Woods’ prescription fill times, the exact number of pills distributed, dosage amounts, and any specific medical instructions regarding driving warnings attached to the medication, according to a detailed report released on Wednesday.
Woods’ legal team has entered a written plea of not guilty to the DUI charges. His attorney filed a waiver for an upcoming April 23 arraignment. The 50-year-old golfer has withdrawn entirely from professional competition.
The aggressive legal maneuver stems from a violent rollover crash on Jupiter Island. Woods was driving a Land Rover on a two-lane residential road when he attempted to pass a pressure-cleaning truck trailer. He clipped the trailer, causing his SUV to flip onto its side.
Responding deputies encountered a chaotic scene. Police bodycam footage revealed a heavily impaired and disoriented driver, leading Woods to pause his golf career and enter an out-of-country residential treatment facility. A subsequent breathalyzer test returned a 0.00 reading for alcohol. Woods admitted to officers at the scene that he had taken multiple prescription medications.
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Florida law classifies the refusal of a mandatory urine test as a misdemeanor, which Woods refused at the scene. Deputies searching his person discovered two hydrocodone pills in his pocket. He was booked into county jail and later released on $1,150 bail.
The golf world is reacting to the absence of its biggest star as the season’s first major begins at Augusta National today. Fellow PGA Tour professional Jason Day publicly condemned the act of driving impaired while expressing personal grief. Day called it “selfish of him to drive and put other people in harm’s way.” Donald Trump also weighed in on the incident, calling Woods a “very close friend” who is going through “difficulty.”
This incident establishes a grim historical pattern for Woods. It closely mirrors his 2017 DUI arrest in Jupiter, where police found him asleep at the wheel with the engine running, later determined to be impaired by a mixture of prescription painkillers and sleep medications. This March wreck marks his fourth high-profile vehicular incident in 17 years, following his infamous 2009 collision in Isleworth, the 2017 DUI, and a devastating 2021 rollover in Los Angeles that shattered his right leg.