{"id":45055,"date":"2026-03-27T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/donald-trump-reacts-to-tiger-woods-car-crash-saying-he-has-a-difficult-time\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T23:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T03:48:21","slug":"donald-trump-reacts-to-tiger-woods-car-crash-saying-he-has-a-difficult-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/27\/donald-trump-reacts-to-tiger-woods-car-crash-saying-he-has-a-difficult-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump reacts to Tiger Woods&#8217; car crash, saying &#8216;he has a difficult time&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>US President Donald Trump said Tiger Woods was in &#8220;some difficulty&#8221; after he was involved in a rollover car accident in Florida on Friday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Woods, 50, was arrested for drunk driving after speeding and crashing into a mechanical truck and then his Land Rover on Jupiter Island, in the same town where he lives, just after 2pm local time.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The 15-time major champion and another driver survived the crash unharmed, and Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek acknowledged that &#8220;things could have been much worse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is the third time Woods has been involved in a serious accident and the second time he has been arrested for drunk driving. Authorities suspect Woods was &#8220;impaired&#8221; by drugs after he passed a breathalyzer test but refused to take a urine sample.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Tiger Woods arrested and jailed after rollover crash (AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tiger Woods' Land Rover overturned in the crash (Martin County Sheriff's Office, Associated Press). (AP)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/gUpuIqqY0ea.HuI3J_KXlg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_us_sports_articles_270\/6085208f5296e00792bfe63f2665e836\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Tiger Woods&#8217; Land Rover overturned in the crash (Martin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Associated Press). (AP)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The American was detained in Florida in 2017 for drunk driving and later admitted to a clinic seeking prescription medication.<\/p>\n<p>President Trump commented on Woods&#8217; accident, saying he was &#8220;very sorry&#8221; for his close friend.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s having some trouble,&#8221; Trump said before the Martin County Sheriff&#8217;s Office confirmed Woods&#8217; arrest. &#8220;There was an accident, that&#8217;s all I know. He&#8217;s a very close friend of mine, a wonderful person, a wonderful person. There were some difficulties, but I don&#8217;t want to talk about them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"content-figure\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Tiger Woods (right) alongside Donald Trump at the White House (Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"655\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/4Gst28oj48SPTRVv9VuXKA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY1NTtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/the_independent_us_sports_articles_270\/9022ba66c8d49f3e57671e612c309525\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"lightbox-btn\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"lightbox-expand\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Image Lightbox\" class=\"lightbox-overlay\" aria-modal=\"true\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Tiger Woods (right) alongside Donald Trump at the White House (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under state law, Woods will be held in the county jail for at least eight hours before being released on bond.<\/p>\n<p>Woods also suffered serious injuries in a high-profile rollover accident in California in 2021. Authorities said he was driving more than 45 mph, at least twice the speed limit, when his SUV crashed into a tree, causing the car to fly through the air and land on its side.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the 2021 Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, Woods said he was &#8220;lucky to be alive and have limbs,&#8221; and that he was 50-50 if part of his right leg would need to be amputated.<\/p>\n<p>Woods has been working toward a return to golf since his seventh hip surgery last September, but his availability for next month&#8217;s Masters remains uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>He admitted that he &#8220;felt terrible&#8221; after returning to golf in a virtual league with Jupiter Lynx, the team he lost to in the TGL Finals.<\/p>\n<p>His last official tournament was the British Open in 2024, when he ruptured his Achilles tendon in March 2025, which kept him off the course all season until back surgery.<\/p>\n<p>advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Woods also has lifetime eligibility to play in the Masters as he has won the green jacket five times, but President Trump previously suggested the decision had already been made.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I love Tiger, but he won&#8217;t be there,&#8221; President Trump said during an appearance on Fox News&#8217; &#8220;The Five.&#8221; &#8220;He&#8217;ll be there, but he&#8217;s not going to play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump said Tiger Woods was in &#8220;some difficulty&#8221; after he was involved in a rollover car accident in Florida on Friday afternoon. Woods, 50, was arrested for drunk driving after speeding and crashing into a mechanical truck and then his Land Rover on Jupiter Island, in the same town where he lives, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45056,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[17],"class_list":{"0":"post-45055","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-golf","8":"tag-golf"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45055"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45055\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}