Prosecutors seek information on Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods may have left the country to seek treatment for the issues that led him to wreck his car on a Florida street last month, but courtroom actions are proceeding in his absence.

Florida prosecutors have filed a motion for a subpoena seeking Woods’ prescription drug records from the start of 2026 right up until March 27, the day of Woods’ rollover crash.

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Woods was driving early in the afternoon of March 27 when he collided with the back of a pickup truck’s trailer. Woods’ car turned over on its driver’s side, and Woods was arrested on charges of DUI after appearing impaired and lethargic to responding officers. During his arrest, officers found two pills which were determined to be hydrocodone, an opiod narcotic typically prescribed for pain. Woods has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Prosecutors announced that the subpoena for Woods’ “prescription drug dispensary records” will be filed on April 22. The prosecutors are seeking “any and all prescription medication on file” for Woods, including “date and time prescription was filled, type of prescription, number of pills in each prescription, the dosage amount, all special instructions on how to take the medication, date of next refill, all warnings, including but not limited to operating a motor vehicle while taking the prescription.”

Woods has been involved in four separate traffic incidents that involved law enforcement, including a 2021 wreck in which he nearly lost his leg after flipping his car in California. Following this most recent wreck, Woods released a statement in which he said, “I know and understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today. I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.” He withdrew his name for consideration for the 2027 Ryder Cup captaincy, and is not present in Augusta for this week’s Masters.

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Thursday morning at Augusta National, three-time Masters winner Gary Player was asked about Woods’ situation.

“Do I blame him for taking medicine? Hell, no. He has sleep deprivation. Do I blame him for taking something to help him sleep? No,” Player said. “But I don’t think he should drive a car. When you’re taking that medicine, it’s dangerous when you’re driving a car, same as it’s dangerous when you look at your cell phone in the car.”