Sad story. The guy got so many kids into golf in the 90's. A true legend. Oxy's are a bitch!
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I would guess that he doesn't have any "handlers". He's retired, and golf is a solitary sport. I'm sure he has been told repeatedly to get a ride when in doubt. He also is probably living alone.That's my guess. Most laws now cover being impaired regardless of what you ingested.
I think the tell here is him refusing urinalysis. He blew triple zeros at the scene, but refused a urine sample. I have friends under Pain Management, and the protocols are very strict, often including random urinalysis, to check the levels of the prescription(s) present in your system, but also to see IF you're ingesting anything (street drugs or excessive amounts of the prescriptions to indicate you're exceeding the prescription via street buys). I can see where he could be constantly in pain from his various procedures, and would not rule out other help past the prescriptions.
That he refused this could be indicative of that. It's also obvious to me that his various handlers are doing a very poor job, he CERTAINLY should be driven to keep him out of trouble like this for the second time.
You raise a very interesting question. In most states, you have to have evidence of insurance to drive. In Tiger's case, I think he could just hold up his bank statement and say "I'm self insured."
Boo hoo.Sad story.

I wonder if they put Saran Wrap in his jail cell toilet, turned off the water, and kept him in long enough so he had to pee?Boo hoo.
We gonna wait till he kills someone to pull his license?
Why does he even get to refuse a urinalysis?
Oh right....fame and money.....![]()
Please pass on my congratulations to her.
She did a wonderful job. Great mix of naivety and menace.
Fantastic
At least in Ohio, anyone can refuse a breathalyzer, urine or blood test. Of course, your license can automatically be suspended for a year if you do.Boo hoo.
We gonna wait till he kills someone to pull his license?
Why does he even get to refuse a urinalysis?
Oh right....fame and money.....![]()
Isn't this the third time?I believe he was not sober in the last one either.
Thats what I thought. Big heavy SUVs are not exactly fun to drive so he can't be insistent on driving for the pleasure of it.Guy that rich with that much to lose might want to think about looking into a driver (no pun intended)
First two were Ambien-related, if I remember correctly. First was after his wife Ellen hit a 225 yard slice off his mouth with a 5 iron, beautiful shot. She discovered he had been playing a twosome with the next door neighbor's 18 year old daughter in their pool house. Classy. Tiger took off and hit a tree. Second was the biggie where he dumped the Genesis SUV at full throttle into a ravine in Palos Verdes, apparently dozed off while driving on way to AM photo shoot. And now we have probably another drugged event, probably pain killers but who knows since no urine. If he had been hurt they would have gotten blood. Glad he wasn't hurt. Trump now says his grandkids cannot get in car if Tiger is driving. I have a feeling he isn't going to be driving for awhile anyway.Isn't this the third time?
He's a control freak. Plus, it's his private time.Thats what I thought. Big heavy SUVs are not exactly fun to drive so he can't be insistent on driving for the pleasure of it.
At the very least that we know of.Isn't this the third time?
Maybe he just needs some better tires.He's a control freak. Plus, it's his private time.
So many people in L.A drive their own cars because it's the only time they get to be alone. I think that's true for many, even the super rich like Tiger. People constantly after him.
Arnold Palmer flew his own planes, even the jets. Same comment.
Or a tank?Maybe he just needs some better tires.
He's just not good at off-roading.Maybe he just needs some better tires.
He's just not good at off-roading.
I have a feeling the only thing he'll be driving from now on is a golf cart.The fortunate (but scary) part of this is in rolling 3 big SUV's, they've only been single car accidents. When does his luck run out and he kills or seriously injures someone in another vehicle?