Zero alcohol. Refused the test. Ten days to the Masters.
Tiger Woods was arrested on March 27 following a rollover crash on Jupiter Island, Florida. His Range Rover clipped a truck trailer at high speed on a two-lane road and flipped onto its side. He crawled out through the passenger door.
The full crash timeline and Trump’s reaction have already been covered â but one detail from the sheriff’s press conference has gone largely unaddressed.
It is the detail that changes everything about what comes next.
Woods blew triple zeroes on the breathalyzer. No alcohol whatsoever. Then he refused the urine test.
What the Sheriff Said â and What He Cannot Prove
GettyMartin County Sheriff John Budensiek confirmed the sequence plainly at his press conference, per WPTV.
“Mr. Woods did a breathalyzer test, blew triple zeros, but when it came time for us to ask for a urinalysis test, he refused.”
The sheriff did not hide what that refusal means. “We will never get definitive results as to what he was impaired on at the time of the crash,” Budensiek said.
Investigators believe impairment by medication or some other substance was involved â not alcohol.
Woods appeared “lethargic” at the scene and explained his previous surgeries and injuries to officers, which they took into account, the sheriff confirmed.
He has been charged with two misdemeanors. Driving under the influence with property damage. Refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Without the urine test result, proving the first charge under Florida law becomes extremely difficult, per a defense attorney quoted by Yahoo Sports.
No injuries were reported to either Woods or the driver of the other vehicle. No drugs or medication were found inside his vehicle.
Woods has not commented publicly since the arrest.
The Masters, the Comeback and What Happens Next
GettyThe Masters begins April 9 at Augusta National. That is 10 days away.
Woods had been working his way back from an Achilles rupture in March 2025 followed by back surgery months later. His last official tournament was The Open Championship in 2024.
Three days before the crash, he made his competitive return at the TGL championship â the indoor golf league he co-founded â captaining his Jupiter Links team.
That comeback story now sits in uncertainty.
The day before the crash, Trump appeared on Fox News’ The Five and told viewers he had inside information on Woods’ plans. “I love Tiger, but he won’t be there,” Trump said. “He’ll be there, but he won’t be playing in it,” per TMZ. Trump’s connection to the situation runs deep â Woods is currently dating Vanessa Trump, former daughter-in-law of the president.
Woods himself had already acknowledged his body was not cooperating. “I keep trying. I want to play. I love the tournament,” he told reporters after his TGL match. “Just this body â it doesn’t recover like it did when it was 24, 25.”
The crash the following day made that decision even more certain.
The charges are misdemeanors. Nothing legally bars Woods from playing. The Tour did not suspend him after his 2017 DUI either â he pleaded guilty to reckless driving and entered a diversion program. But the physical question remains. A man who just crawled out of an overturned vehicle now faces golf’s most demanding stage in 10 days.
Neither Woods, Augusta National, nor the PGA Tour has issued an official statement on his participation.
Woods said nothing on his way out of jail. He has said nothing since.
The Masters will go on. Whether he is in the field remains the one question everyone is asking and nobody can yet answer.
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