Tiger Woods was granted permission by a judge Wednesday to undergo rehab outside of the United States, and his girlfriend Vanessa Trump has handed down strict rules for Woods as he goes through treatment after his latest arrest on DUI charges last week, according to a new report published Thursday.
The 50-year-old billionaire golf legend, winner of 82 PGA tournaments including 15 majors, spent eight hours in jail Friday in connection with the arrest that came after he “crashed his Land Rover into a trailer,” according to a report by Golfweek.
“Woods was reported to have been driving fast on a residential street on Jupiter Island near his home when he clipped the back of a pressure-washing trailer behind a truck,” Golfweek reported. “Woods’ SUV flipped and skidded down the street, and he climbed out of the skyward-facing passenger window.”
But the accident was far from the end of Woods’ ordeal, one that could cost him not only his reputation but his relationship.
GettyTiger Woods’ mug shot, taken March 27 by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
What Are Vanessa Trump’s ‘Rehab Rules?’
Then, on Tuesday, Woods broke his silence on the incident by posting a message online, saying, “I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
In the Thursday report by the Daily Mail, however, insiders “close to the couple” revealed what the report called “non-negotiable rehab rules” for Woods handed down by Trump, the former daughter-in-law of the current U.S. president, rules that will make Woods’ stay in a treatment facility tougher than perhaps he or anyone anticipated.
“She set a hard line: Fix this, and fix it permanently,” one insider told the Mail. “She’s not like other girlfriends. She required it and it was non-negotiable. And he loves her and wants to be with her, so he is willing to do it.”
Woods Continues to Demand ‘Privacy’
Despite a reported personal net worth of $1.5 billion, according to Forbes, Woods has so far refused to hire a professional chauffeur to relieve him of the responsibility of driving himself. Woods has a lengthy history of issues behind the wheel dating back to at least 2009 when “Woods crashed his SUV into a fire hydrant and a tree outside of his home near Orlando, Fla., at 2:30 a.m.,” according to The Athletic.
Woods was arrested in 2017 on suspicion of DUI, and in 2021 he “was speeding on a winding road near Los Angeles at more than 80 mph when he crashed his Genesis SUV in a near-fatal single-car crash,” The Athletic reported.
But according to a report earlier this week, Woods declines to give up the wheel out of concerns for his privacy that, he fears, could be violated by a driver.
The golf legend’s perhaps understandable fixation on “privacy” is also why he has chosen to seek rehab outside of the United States, according to a report by TMZ on Wednesday.
Vanessa Trump Demands ‘No B.S.’
The Daily Mail reported Thursday that Trump has closely overseen Woods’ selection of overseas treatment facility, and demands that the facility be “legitimate.”
“She doesn’t want it to be a bull**** country club,” an insider told the Mail. “She’s not looking to send him off to bootcamp, but the rehab has to be tough love. It has to work. Long-term.”
According to the Mail source, Trump is giving Woods one chance and one chance only to save their relationship with effective rehab treatment, and “she won’t do this again.”
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