Tiger Woods won’t hire driver after latest car crash for this reason
Golf legend Tiger Woods has no plans to hire a driver and thinks he is “fine to drive,” according to a People magazine source. Woods, 50, faces charges of driving under the influence (DUI), property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test on Friday, March 27. That’s because the Land Rover he was driving tipped on its side after it clipped a pickup truck pulling a trailer in Jupiter Island, Florida.
There were no injuries. The 15-time major champion spent about eight hours in the Martin County jail before his release. MORE: 2026 Masters broadcast team, announcer lineup revealed But even after other crashes in 2009 and 2021 and a DUI arrest in 2017, Woods has told friends he will continue to drive himself, according to the People story .
TMZ posted the story on X. The reason is simple. People’s source said Woods “doesn’t want anyone to watch over him or know what he is doing.
… “He is not a social butterfly and prefers to hang around his home with his kids, or hitting balls, or playing video games. He despises public scrutiny. ” Woods is dating Vanessa Trump.
Meanwhile, he and ex-wife Elin Nordegren share a daughter, 18-year-old Sam, and son, 17-year-old Charlie. According to CNN , law enforcement said Woods had been driving erratically in the moments before the latest crash. Also, Woods crawled out of the passenger side of the SUV after it tipped.