Where is Tiger Woods going to rehab? What we know and don't know
A Florida judge granted Tiger Woods' request to travel out of the U.S. to begin “comprehensive inpatient treatment,” according to court records.
PGA Tour legend Tiger Woods will seek treatment outside of the United States following his DUI arrest in Florida. Martin County Judge Darren Steele on April 1 approved a request by Woods’ attorney , Douglas Duncan, for the golfer to begin "comprehensive inpatient treatment" outside of the country, according to court records. Woods was arrested on March 27 by Martin County Sheriff’s deputies on a DUI charge after he crawled out of his rolled-over vehicle following a two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island, where he owns a home.
The 50-year-old golfer was released from jail eight hours later on a $1,150 bail. On Tuesday, Woods entered a not-guilty plea filed by Duncan, who also represented the 15-time golf major champion in a 2017 DUI arrest case in Palm Beach County. Where will Tiger Woods go to rehab?
Woods will travel outside of the country to seek "comprehensive inpatient treatment," according to court documents. The court records don't specify the country where Woods will receive the treatment but said the facility "provide continuous monitoring and the ability to rapidly adjust treatment intervention in a highly controlled environment. " Duncan's motion argued Woods needs an urgent level of medical care and receiving it outside out the country will allow him to complete it in privacy.
"Based upon the Defendant's treating physician, the out of country treatment facility recommendation is based upon the Defendant's complex clinical presentation and the urgent need for a level of care that cannot safely or effectively be done within the United States, as his privacy has been repeatedly compromised," Duncan wrote in the motion. "Ongoing medical scrutiny and public exposure create significant barriers to his care and would result in setbacks and an inability to fully engage in treatment," Duncan added. Why did Tiger Woods get charged with a DUI?