Tiger Woods was arrested Monday morning and charged with DUI in Jupiter, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
WPTV in West Palm Beach reports the golfing great was pulled over at about 3 a.m. on Military Trail south of Indian Creek Parkway with a blood alcohol level in excess of Florida's legal limit, 0.08 percent.
No further details were given and messages left for a Jupiter police spokeswoman were not immediately returned.
Palm Beach County Jail records confirm Woods, 41, who lives on Jupiter Island, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail around 7:18 a.m. and released on his own recognizance around 10:50 a.m.
This is not the first time Woods has made headlines away from the golf course. His private life unravelled in late 2009 over allegations about affairs with several women and ultimately led to the end of his marriage.
The 14-time major champion and winner of 79 PGA Tour titles has not played since he withdrew from the Dubai Desert Classic on Feb. 3 after an opening-round 73. In the past two years he has only made three worldwide starts.
In an interview with Jack Nicklaus, GOLF.com talked about the profound seriousness of Woods' back problems, something he didn't understand until he had "a sobering conversation" with Woods in April during the Masters Champions Dinner at Augusta National.
"We talked about how much he hurt," Nicklaus told GOLF.com. Soon after that meeting, the Golden Bear said he spoke to an acquaintance (Nicklaus wouldn't say who), who said of Woods, "He won't be back."
"‘I said, 'Why's that?', and he said 'He's in too much pain. He can't stand for 10 minutes.'"
"It's nerve pain," Nicklaus said. "It's not going away that easy. Days later he was operated on again."
The back surgery was Woods' fourth since April 2014. Woods described the procedure as a "minimally invasive" anterior lumbar interbody fusion of two of his vertebrae.
"The surgery went well, and I'm optimistic this will relieve my back spasms and pain," Woods said. "When healed, I look forward to getting back to a normal life, playing with my kids, competing in professional golf and living without the pain I have been battling so long."
Said Nicklaus, "So, you know, I feel bad for Tiger because you have to have sympathy or feeling for anybody who's suffering and particularly a fellow competitor."
