Sir Nick Faldo demands accountability from Tiger Woods after DUI arrest

Sir Nick Faldo has demanded “responsibility and accountability” from Tiger Woods following his DUI arrest last week.

Woods was charged with driving under the influence last week after a rollover car accident, with the 50-year-old arrested and subsequently spending eight hours in jail before being bailed.

The 15-time major winner, who knocked back an offer to be the USA’s next Ryder Cup captain at Adare Manor in 2027, confirmed he is taking time away from the sport to prioritise his health and wellbeing after pleading not guilty to the charges following the car crash.

But Faldo, a six-time major champion and three-time green jacket winner ahead of The Masters next week, insists the authorities must do more to hold Woods to account and fears there will be no repercussions for his actions.

“I feel sorry for Tiger, he’s living 24/7 in pain,” Faldo said on a media call, including The Independent, from his Montana home. “I asked him that years ago, even before the LA accident [in 2021], but it’s all been self-inflicted.

“There are two sides to this right now. There’s one side, let’s care for Tiger, and then there’s got to be a responsibility and accountability side as well.

“This is a serious thing and issue he’s done. The PGA Tour statement was so predictably weak. And you know how they show that, the Tour will look after him as they always have done.

“There has to be some accountability, forget about golf and everything.”

According to a police affidavit, investigating officers said Woods was “sweating profusely” while acting “lethargic and slow” with eyes that were “bloodshot and glassy,” while two white pills, which were identified as hydrocodone, a prescription opioid used to treat severe pain, were found in his trouser pocket.

“As a person, you know, look at his community. We’re not meant to be on the streets with two pills in our pocket,” Faldo added. “I think the world is divided quite a bit, but the bottom line is, I really think that something [should be done], this is a serious issue.

“I think something should be done and a little bit more seriously than waving him off to a tropical island and saying, ‘welcome back’ in three or four months.

Tiger Woods was captured on bodycam during his arrest following a single-vehicle crash last Friday (Law&Crime)

“You compare it to other sports or businesses, if you were done for a DUI a couple of times in your business, what happens? What would happen to you? I’ve got a feeling that he will disappear, come back in a couple of months, and everything will carry on as normal. I’m not sure if that’s right. It’s not a good message to the kids of today.”

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