Prosecutors Now Have Tiger Woods' Hospital and Prescription Records From the Night of His DUI Arrest.

Caption: Tiger Woods at the 2020 PNC Championship. Credit: Theflowerbar, via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tiger Woods returned to public life on June 23, appearing at a PGA Tour press conference at the Travelers Championship - his first appearance since his March 27 arrest. The same day, a Martin County judge signed the order giving prosecutors access to his hospital records from the night of the crash. The comeback and the criminal case are moving at the same time. The records could become the most consequential evidence against him.

Woods, 50, is the most recognized name in the history of golf. Fifteen major titles. A career-threatening leg injury in 2021 that he rebuilt from. A public image that had fractured before and recovered. The March 27 arrest on South Beach Road in Jupiter Island, Florida, has put that rebuilt image in front of a criminal court.

The Crash That Put Woods Back in Court

Sheriff’s deputies found Woods’ Land Rover rolled onto its side after it clipped a truck trailer. Two hydrocodone pills were in his pocket. He agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no alcohol. He refused a urine test. He was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a DUI test, then released on bond.

Woods told deputies he had been looking at his phone and changing the radio station. He acknowledged taking prescription medication earlier that morning. He has undergone seven back surgeries and more than 20 leg procedures since the 2021 California accident. A judge approved his request to travel to Zurich for inpatient treatment.

The Medical Records His Lawyers Tried to Protect

In May, prosecutors received Woods’ prescription drug records from a Palm Beach pharmacy, covering January through the end of March. The June 23 order extended that to the hospital documentation from the night of the crash - including drug screening results and any statements Woods made about substance use during treatment. Both record sets are under a protective order limiting access to prosecutors, law enforcement, experts, and the defense team.

The hospital records ruling was reported by the Associated Press on July 2, 2026, and confirmed by Yahoo Sports, ESPN, and Golf Digest. Judge Darren Steele signed the June 23 agreement. Woods has pleaded not guilty. His defense team challenged the prescription records request as a privacy violation - the judge rejected that argument in May.

What the Court Order Allows Prosecutors to See

The August 4 pre-trial hearing will address pending motions and establish the road to trial. With both the prescription records and hospital documentation in the state’s possession, prosecutors have a fuller picture of what was in Woods’ system on March 27. What those records contain - and how directly they connect the hydrocodone pills found in his pocket to his driving - is what the case now turns on. Woods will not appear at the Open Championship later this month, per Golf Digest reporting.

References: Associated Press / U.S. News | Yahoo Sports | Golf Digest