It was initially assumed by golf fans and the media that he drank too much that evening. As it turns out, according to Woods\u2019 claims, he simply had a bad reaction to meds he was taking for back problems and anxiety.<\/p>\n
The Nike pitchman apologized for the incident a day later in a statement he sent to reporters.<\/p>\n
\u201cI understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility for my actions,\u201d the statement read. \u201cI want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. What happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. I didn\u2019t realize the mix of medications had affected me so strongly.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nLongshot to Win <\/strong><\/h2>\nIf you\u2019re a Tiger Woods fan and want to see him get back to his winning ways, we have some bad news for you. Following his DUI arrest, the 14-time major champion was given a 65-1 shot to win a golf tournament in the next 12 months.<\/p>\n
Now we have some good news for you. The odds may be stacked against him, but they were in 1997 when he became the youngest player ever, 22, to win the Master\u2019s.<\/p>\n
He was given 50-1 odds to win that year. He\u2019s pulled through as a longshot before. Who\u2019s to say he can\u2019t do it again?<\/p>\n
M.I.A. at His Own Charity Event<\/strong><\/h2>\nTwo weeks prior to his arrest, Tiger was noticeably absent from Tiger Jam, his charity event in Las Vegas. It was the first time in 19 years he was unable to attend.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t publicly announce his reason for not attending. The event, MC\u2019ed by poker legend Phil Hellmuth, included golf, a concert, and a celebrity poker tournament at MGM Grand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Tiger Woods will avoid a DUI conviction but will be on probation for the next 12 months and must complete DUI education classes. The PGA superstar\u2019s lawyers agreed to a plea deal prior to what was supposed to be a hearing on Wednesday. No hearing was needed after the plea deal was agreed upon. Woods […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":56349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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