{"id":232407,"date":"2026-04-03T15:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/tiger-woods-called-donald-trump-minutes-before-dui-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T15:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T15:03:56","slug":"tiger-woods-called-donald-trump-minutes-before-dui-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/03\/tiger-woods-called-donald-trump-minutes-before-dui-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiger Woods Called Donald Trump Minutes Before DUI Arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As you\u2019ve no doubt heard by now, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/tiger-woods-dui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI <\/a>in Florida last week.<\/p>\n<p>The golf legend was taken into custody after he flipped his SUV not far from his home in Jupiter, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/tiger-woods-dui-arrest-video-shows-golf-legend-literally-on-his-knees\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bodycam footage of Woods\u2019 arrest <\/a>has shed light on some surprising details of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>For one thing, Tiger seemed to have trouble staying awake, which is usually not the case when someone is getting arrested after just flipping their car.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that, it seems that the first person Tiger thought to call was none other than his good pal and fellow golf aficionado Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tiger Woods bodycam footage: Golfer says he called &#039;president,&#039; uses phone many times before arrest\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hhf2Egga4qE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Yes, at about the 17-minute mark of the video above, Tiger saunters down the road a bit to make a call.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I was just talking to the president!\u201d he proudly tells one of the arresting officers after hanging up.<\/p>\n<p>We guess if there\u2019s any time to try and call in a favor, it\u2019s when you just got picked up for DUI. It doesn\u2019t hurt that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/03\/vanessa-trump-issues-ultimatum-to-tiger-woods-following-dui-arrest-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tiger is dating Vanessa Trump<\/a>, the president\u2019s former daughter-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>But it seems that Trump was unable to prevent Tiger\u2019s arrest (although that doesn\u2019t mean he won\u2019t be willing to issue a pardon if Woods is convicted).<\/p>\n<p>Undeterred, Tiger had some other tricks up his sleeve, such as when one of the cops asked if he would be playing in next week\u2019s Masters tournament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHoping to,\u201d Woods replied, before a friend of the golfer\u2019s, who was later identified as a member of his management team, replied, \u201cDepends on y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"619\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-1024x619.png\" alt=\"Tiger Woods called Donald Trump just minutes after he flipped his SUV.\" class=\"wp-image-552084 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-1024x619.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-768x464.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-2048x1238.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-960x580.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-1080x653.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM-1200x725.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-03-at-10.43.39-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tiger Woods called Donald Trump just minutes after he flipped his SUV.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Obviously, Tiger and his friend were hoping to walk away from this mess, but a flipped SUV is not an easy thing to sweep under the carpet.<\/p>\n<p>And Woods failed field sobriety tests from officers who were wearing bodycams. So the cops would have to do some serious maneuvering to clear his name.<\/p>\n<p>At one point in the video, Tiger asks the officers if he can retrieve his golf clubs from the flipped vehicle, noting that he \u201cwon 14 majors\u201d with that particular putter.<\/p>\n<p>We guess you can\u2019t blame the guy for trying to cash in on his star power.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1024x627.png\" alt=\"New police bodycam footage captures the aftermath of Tiger Woods' latest DUI arrest.\" class=\"wp-image-552003\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-2048x1253.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-960x588.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1080x661.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1200x734.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1024x627.png\" alt=\"New police bodycam footage captures the aftermath of Tiger Woods' latest DUI arrest.\" class=\"wp-image-552003 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1024x627.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-768x470.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-2048x1253.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-960x588.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1080x661.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM-1200x734.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Screenshot-2026-04-02-at-12.11.58-PM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">New police bodycam footage captures the aftermath of Tiger Woods\u2019 latest DUI arrest.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Police were left with no choice but to take Woods into custody.<\/p>\n<p>But even as a repeat offender, he likely won\u2019t face any serious consequences.<\/p>\n<p>Tiger is a famous billionaire who\u2019s friends with the president, all of which makes it unlikely that he\u2019ll ever see the inside of a jail cell.<\/p>\n<p>Already, a judge has granted Woods permission to leave the country to seek treatment.<\/p>\n<p>His lawyers argued that he needed to go abroad for privacy reasons, which doesn\u2019t make a whole lot of sense, as he\u2019s definitely famous worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, we hope he\u2019s able to find the treatment he needs.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone would\u2019ve loved to see a Masters comeback next week, but the man clearly needs to focus on his health and sobriety right now.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/tiger-woods-called-donald-trump-minutes-before-dui-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes As you\u2019ve no doubt heard by now, Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI in Florida last week. The golf legend was taken into custody after he flipped his SUV not far from his home in Jupiter, and bodycam footage of Woods\u2019 arrest has shed light on some surprising details of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":232409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-232407","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232407","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232407\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232407"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232407"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}