Gary Player offers Tiger Woods advice after DUI arrest
Golf legend Gary Player suggests Tiger Woods get a chauffeur if he continues to take medication for pain and sleep.
Follow along for live coverage from the first round of the Masters. The most outspoken of the honorary starters at the 2026 Masters doesn't blame Tiger Woods for taking medication for pain management and sleep deprivation. But Gary Player believes there's an easy solution to Woods' problems.
"All you got to do is don't drive a car and get a chauffeur," the 90-year-old South African said at a news conference on April 9 after hitting a ceremonial first tee shot with fellow golf legends Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to officially begin the 90th edition of The Masters. Player had been asked to offer advice to Woods following his recent DUI arrest , and the three-time Masters winner initially expressed empathy for what Woods endured in recent years due to the injuries and surgeries on his legs and back. 2026 Masters leaderboard: Follow for live updates of ever round of the tournament But Player said emphatically it's time for Woods to give up driving if he continues to take prescription medicine to alleviate the aftereffects of those ailments.
OPINION: Root for Tiger Woods, even though he’s not playing the Masters "Do I blame him for taking medicine? Hell no," Player said. "He has sleep deprivation.
Do I blame him for taking something to help him sleep? No. But I don't think he should drive a car.