Tiger Woods was arrested in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to online jail records.
Woods was booked into the Palm Beach County jail Monday at 7:18 a.m. ET on Monday after being arrested by police in Jupiter, Fla. He was released on his own recognizance at 10:50 a.m.
Messages left with the Jupiter Police Department were not immediately returned.
Woods, 41, has struggled in recent years with a bad back. He had fusion surgery on his back on April 19 – his fourth procedure to his back since April of 2014 – and will not play on the PGA Tour this season.
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. He’s only made three worldwide starts the past two years.
He wrote in a statement on his web site last week that he remains committed to playing competitive golf.
“As for returning to competitive golf, the long-term prognosis is positive.
My surgeon and physiotherapist say the operation was successful. It’s just a matter of not screwing up and letting it fuse,” Woods wrote. “I’m walking and doing my exercises, and taking my kids to and from school.
All I can do is take it day by day. There’s no hurry.
“But, I want to say unequivocally, I want to play professional golf again.
Presently, I’m not looking ahead. I can’t twist for another two-and-a-half to three months. Right now, my sole focus is rehab and doing what the doctors tell me. I am concentrating on short-term goals.”
