{"id":3425,"date":"2026-05-25T18:43:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tiger-woods-shares-first-social-media-post-since-dui-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T18:43:03","slug":"tiger-woods-shares-first-social-media-post-since-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tiger-woods-shares-first-social-media-post-since-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods shares first social media post since DUI arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128713850.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tiger Woods returned to social media on Memorial Day with an emotional tribute to his late father, Earl Woods. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy father was a Special Forces operator with two tours in Vietnam and 20 years of service,\u201d the golf legend wrote via Instagram Stories Monday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all those like my father, we all say thank you for your sacrifices,\u201d he continued. \u201cWithout them we wouldn\u2019t have the greatest country on earth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tiger\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/22\/celebrity-news\/vanessa-trump-gives-tiger-woods-sweet-shoutout-as-she-battles-breast-cancer\/\">girlfriend, Vanessa Trump<\/a>, re-shared the message on her personal account. <\/p>\n<p>Earl \u2014 who famously coached his son to a historic career in golf \u2014 passed away 20 years ago in May 2006 from a heart attack. He was 74.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tiger Woods returned to social media on Monday with a poignant Memorial Day tribute to his late father, Earl Woods (as seen above).  <span class=\"credit\">tigerwoods\/instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>\u201cTo all those like my father, we all say thank you for your sacrifices,\u201d he wrote via Instagram Stories. Woods is pictured here in February.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Tiger\u2019s poignant social media upload is his first since his <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-involved-in-rollover-car-crash-in-florida\/\">March DUI arrest<\/a>. The athlete, 50, rolled his Land Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, on March 27.<\/p>\n<p>The five-time Masters Tournament champ \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/how-many-car-crashes-has-tiger-woods-been-in-his-troubled-history-on-the-road\/\">who has been in several vehicle accidents over the years<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 allegedly <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-arrested-and-charged-with-dui-in-florida-car-crash\/\">clipped the back<\/a> of a pressure cleaner truck while attempting to pass it, which caused his own vehicle to flip.<\/p>\n<p>Tiger was seen crawling out of the vehicle following the dramatic crash, and authorities later said he showed \u201csigns of impairment\u201d despite showing a negative breathalyzer test.<\/p>\n<p>The athlete declined a urinalysis test, for which he was later charged with refusal to submit to a lawful test. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>His girlfriend, Vanessa Trump (pictured above in a previous social media post) re-shared the upload.  <span class=\"credit\">X\/@TigerWoods<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>His post was the first since his DUI arrest in March. He\u2019s pictured above in body cam footage from the incident. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A mugshot <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/27\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-mugshot-released-after-florida-car-crash-dui-arrest\/\">showed what authorities<\/a> at the scene allegedly observed \u2014 the athlete\u2019s pupils were \u201cbloodshot and glassy\u201d and \u201cextremely dilated\u201d in the image.<\/p>\n<p>In body cam footage, 11-time PGA Player of the Year was <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/02\/celebrity-news\/hiccuping-tiger-woods-fails-sobriety-test-questions-dui-arrest-in-new-police-video\/\">observed yawning, hiccuping and failing a sobriety test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following his arrest, Tiger was incarcerated at the Martin County Jail and <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/28\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-leaves-jail-after-florida-car-crash-dui-arrest\/\">released in the early morning hours <\/a>of March 28. <\/p>\n<p>The golf icon faced a judge days later, <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/31\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-pleads-not-guilty-in-dui-case-after-rollover-car-crash\/\">pleading not guilty<\/a>\u00a0to misdemeanor driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test. <\/p>\n<p>He subsequently posted a statement via X, writing, \u201cI am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The athlete pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor driving under the influence with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test following a rollover crash in Florida.  <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He returned from a stint in rehab in Zurich, Switzerland earlier this month. He\u2019s pictured above after exiting his private plane in Palm Beach, Florida.  <span class=\"credit\">MiamiPIXX\/VAEM \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThis is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery,\u201d he added.  <\/p>\n<p>Tiger \u2014 who is set to appear in court on July 7 \u2014 left a month-long rehabilitation stay at a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/03\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-plane-touches-down-in-switzerland-after-golfer-vowed-to-seek-treatment\/\">treatment facility in Zurich<\/a> last month, and was seen landing his private plane in Palm Beach, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>On May 12, the athlete\u2019s lawyer, Douglas Duncan, appeared in Martin County Court in Florida and a judge ruled the world famous golfer was<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-suffers-blow-in-dui-court-case-as-golfer-remains-in-rehab\/\"> required to submit prescription records<\/a> from the time frame of the accident to prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p>A source told People in April that Tiger \u201cjust <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/04\/20\/entertainment\/tiger-woods-post-treatment-career-plans-revealed-after-dui-arrest\/\">wants to get better<\/a> in all areas of his life\u201d following the incident.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/25\/celebrity-news\/tiger-woods-shares-first-social-media-post-since-dui-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tiger Woods returned to social media on Memorial Day with an emotional tribute to his<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128713850.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}