Tiger Woods declines Ryder Cup captaincy after DUI, car crash

Team USA will not person Tiger woods arsenic a skipper astatine nan adjacent Ryder Cup, aft Woods' latest controversy. 

Woods formally turned down nan Ryder Cup captaincy Wednesday arsenic he steps distant from play activities aft he entered a not blameworthy plea to suspicion of driving nether nan influence. Woods' SUV clipped nan backmost of a trailer and flipped connected its broadside past week connected a residential roadworthy adjacent his location connected Jupiter Island, Florida.

The Ryder Cup determination by nan PGA of America was not a astonishment fixed nan past 5 chaotic days involving Woods making love to his Friday arrest.

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"The PGA of America stands successful afloat support of Tiger Woods arsenic he steps distant to attraction connected his wellness and well-being," nan connection said. "We commend Tiger for prioritizing his semipermanent wellness and profoundly respect nan courageousness it takes to make specified a individual decision."

The PGA of America added that Woods "has shared pinch us" that he will not beryllium captain.

Woods posted a connection Tuesday nighttime saying that he was stepping distant indefinitely "to seek curen and focus connected my health."

A mobility revenge Wednesday by his attorney, Douglas Duncan, asked a judge that Woods beryllium allowed to travel extracurricular nan country to statesman "comprehensive inpatient treatment."

Duncan said nan proposal from Woods’ expert was based connected nan golfer’s "complex objective position and nan urgent request for a level of attraction that cannot safely aliases efficaciously beryllium done wrong nan United States arsenic his privateness has been many times compromised.

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"Ongoing aesculapian scrutiny and nationalist vulnerability create important barriers to his attraction and would consequence successful setbacks and an inability to afloat prosecute successful treatment."

Martin County Court Judge Darren Steele approved nan motion, which did not opportunity wherever nan inpatient curen installation was located.

Woods sought curen astatine an inpatient installation successful a Mississippi session successful January 2010 aft he was caught successful a bid of extramarital affairs, and his supplier said he sought curen astatine different inpatient session aft his 2017 DUI arrest.

"I’m committed to taking nan clip needed to return successful a healthier, stronger, and much focused place, some personally and professionally," Woods said successful his statement.

Woods besides turned down an connection to beryllium Ryder Cup skipper past time, waiting until nan early summertime of 2024 to show nan PGA of America that he did not person nan time. That led to Keegan Bradley being selected conscionable complete a twelvemonth earlier nan 2025 matches connected New York’s Long Island, which Europe won.

Three players connected nan Ryder Cup committee — Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth and Bradley — are playing successful the Masters, nan first awesome of nan year.

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Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club waves to fans arsenic he is introduced astatine nan commencement of a lucifer of nan TMRW Golf League (TGL) against Boston Common Golf connected Jan. 27, 2025, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Luke Donald already has agreed to skipper a 3rd consecutive clip for Europe, which has won nan past 2 Ryder Cups. No skipper has ever won 3 straight.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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