The Brief Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to reckless driving after his DUI crash arrest in Florida earlier this year. Woods appeared in court on Wednesday after striking a plea deal in the DUI case. Woods will have his driver's license suspended for five years, the judge said Wednesday.



A Florida judge suspended Tiger Woods' driver's license for five years and ordered him to pay a $1,500 fine on Wednesday, part of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors following his March 2026 arrest for suspected DUI after a crash on Jupiter Island.

The judge issued a stern warning to Woods upon delivering his sentence: His license has been suspended to protect the public, and if he chooses to drive within those five years, he will be sent to jail.

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What we know:

Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to lesser charges of reckless driving and refusing to submit to testing, according to court records. The judge adjudicated him guilty on both charges - and suspended his license for 5 years for each charge, though the sentences would be served at the same time (five years total suspension).

Woods was also ordered to pay court costs and fines.

Tiger Woods appears in a Martin County, Florida courtroom for a plea hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026.

 Sir, I want you to understand the five years of (suspended) driving is for the safety of the public. There are no exceptions. If you were to drive for any reason at all, you would go immediately back to jail,  the judge said.

The backstory:

Woods was arrested in Florida on March 27, 2026, under suspicion of DUI after his Land Rover overtook another vehicle on Jupiter Island, and caused his vehicle to overturn.

He was also charged with property damage and refusal to take a urine test.

The sheriff's office said Woods took a breathalyzer test, which showed no alcohol in his sytem, but he declined to take the urine test.

Detectives found two painkiller pills in Woods' pocket during his arrest.

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What they're saying:

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