Things were finally starting to look up for Tiger Woods this week. Despite his team falling in the TGL Championship, Woods had made his long-awaited return to golf following yet another back surgery.
Woods’ return came at a curious time, with The Masters taking place in a couple of weeks. President Donald Trump practically confirmed Woods isn’t physically ready for the tournament, and he did so on the same day that the golfer was involved in a scary rollover car crash.
Tiger Woods has been involved in 3 major car crashes since 2017
Woods and the others involved seemingly escaped any major injuries, but Tiger was arrested and charged with DUI. This marks the third major vehicle incident Woods has been involved in since 2017.
On May 29, 2017, he was arrested for a DUI after combining several prescription drugs, including painkillers. In early 2021, he was involved in a serious car crash where his vehicle rolled over. Woods was driving nearly twice the speed limit, sustained multiple leg injuries and ended up needing surgery. Now, on March 27, 2026, Woods operated a motor vehicle while impaired – not by alcohol – and caused a two-vehicle rollover crash.
Tiger Woods has had a shocking amount of injuries and surgeries over his career
The lack of alcohol in Woods’ system for this recent crash has fans pointing to a possible addiction to painkillers. Woods has endured an insane amount of injuries over the course of his golf career. Given that he’s had so many surgeries, he has needed medications to deal with the recovery process and aftermath.
- 2007: Ruptured ACL
- 2008: Arthroscopic knee surgery
- 2008: Torn Achilles
- 2010: Neck injury
- 2011: MCL sprain, Achilles strain
- 2012: Achilles injury
- 2014: Back surgery
- 2015: Back surgery
- 2017: Back surgery
- 2019: Knee surgery
- 2021: Leg surgery from car crash
- 2023: Ankle surgery
- 2024: Back surgery
- 2025: Torn Achilles
- 2025: Back surgery
It’s a miracle Woods is even still able to play golf at a relatively high level after so many injuries. As a result of those injuries, Woods has had to deal with the pain in other ways. Pain-killing and anxiety-reducing medications have helped Woods along the way, but they have had adverse effects as well.
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