{"id":323513,"date":"2017-05-29T17:25:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T17:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=323513"},"modified":"2017-05-29T17:25:25","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T17:25:25","slug":"tiger-woods-held-on-drink-driving-charge-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/05\/tiger-woods-held-on-drink-driving-charge-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods held on drink-driving charge in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Golf star Tiger Woods was arrested on a drink-driving charge in Florida early on Monday morning, police say.<\/p>\n<p>Police recorded the arrest at 07:18 local time (11:18 GMT). The golfer was released a few hours later, records from Palm Beach County police show.<\/p>\n<p>He was arrested in the town of Jupiter at around 03:00 local time, media reports say. He has not made any comment.<\/p>\n<p>The police record lists the charge as Driving Under the Influence (DUI).<\/p>\n<p>It specifies an unlawful blood alcohol level and says that he was released on his &#8220;own recognizance&#8221;, meaning he promised in writing to co-operate with future legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>The 41-year-old golfer has been recovering from recent back surgery and last blogged about his health on 24 May.<\/p>\n<p>He wrote that the surgery had relieved terrible pain and that he hadn&#8217;t &#8220;felt this good in years&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said the outlook for a return to competitive golf was &#8220;positive&#8221; but that he was not in a &#8220;hurry&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to play professional golf again but I&#8217;m not looking ahead,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I can&#8217;t twist for another two and a half to three months. Right now, my sole focus is rehab and doing what the doctors tell me. I am concentrating on short-term goals.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/8B7A\/production\/_96260753_8b9dfd4d-f654-4156-a975-49b3d0136a73.jpg\" alt=\"Tiger Woods playing golf\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>America&#8217;s 14-time major champion came back after 15 months out injured in December, but has not played since his back problems recurred in February.<\/p>\n<p>Plans to compete at Augusta in April &#8211; on the 20th anniversary of his first Masters win &#8211; had to be abandoned.<\/p>\n<p>Tiger Woods has not won a tournament anywhere since 2013, while his title drought in major championships dates back to 2008.<\/p>\n<p>Triumph to troubles: Tiger&#8217;s masterclass 20 years on<\/p>\n<p>His personal life came under intense scrutiny in 2009 after he was charged with careless driving outside his Florida home.<\/p>\n<p>He later admitted to having had extra-marital affairs and made a frank public apology. He said he had received professional help and planned to undergo further therapy.<\/p>\n<p>The golfer lost several sponsors over the scandal and took a break from competitive golf. He and Elin Nordegren later announced their divorce.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Golf star Tiger Woods was arrested on a drink-driving charge in Florida early on Monday morning, police say. Police recorded the arrest at 07:18 local time (11:18 GMT). The golfer was released a few hours later, records from Palm Beach County police show. 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