Tiger Woods' car crash, DUI charge far from his first incident behind the wheel: Timeline
Friday saw Woods' third known car crash and second DUI charge.
Above all, Tiger Woods will be remembered as one of the greatest golfers ever. On the negative side, however, will be a troubling history of incidents behind the wheel that unfortunately grew one chapter longer on Friday. The 15-time major winner was arrested and charged with DUI after a rollover crash in Florida .
Here are all of Woods’ car-related incidents that have occurred over the years, starting with the one that infamously derailed his career. 2009: Tiger Woods goes from car crash to nine-figure divorce The incident : In 2009, Woods was the No. 1-ranked golfer in the world, had finished in the top 10 in three of the four majors and was one of the highest-paid athletes in the world.
Then, seemingly overnight, his public reputation was completely flipped. On Thanksgiving of that year, Woods’ then-wife Elin Nordegren confirmed his marital infidelity while he was napping, attacked him and chased him out of their home with a golf club. Woods got into his Cadillac Escalade, which Nordegren allegedly smashed the back window of with the club then gave chase in a golf cart.
Woods ended up crashing into a fire hydrant, leaving him unconscious and bleeding when concerned neighbors found the couple. The aftermath : Woods’ crash was originally reported as just a simple crash, but the salacious details would soon hit the world. Nordegren divorced Woods and received a reported $110 million settlement, while an astonishing number of mistresses emerged in the public sphere.