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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

How Long Was Tiger Woods in Jail After 2026 DUI Arrest? Expert Reveals Why 2009 Crash Was the Turning Point

How Long Was Tiger Woods in Jail After 2026 DUI Arrest? Expert Reveals Why 2009 Crash Was the Turning Point (Credit: KA Sports Photos from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons)

Tiger Woods spent just eight hours in a Florida jail cell following his DUI arrest on 27 March 2026, after rolling his Land Rover at high speed on Jupiter Island, clipping another vehicle in the process.

The incident unfolded around midday on the quiet Beach Road near his home, with the 50-year-old golf legend refusing a urine test amid suspicions of impairment. Woods blew 0.00 on a breathalyser, but deputies noted his 'trance-like' and glassy-eyed demeanour, leading to his detention under Florida law mandating at least eight hours' custody for suspected DUIs. He posted $500 bond and walked free that evening, with no injuries reported.

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