Tiger Arrested For DUI (NO POLITICS, RELIGION, PERSONAL ATTACKS, ...)

[Jwin323]

Why didn't he gat a cab or uber?

 

Why take the risk?

 

It's not like he's short of cash

woulda been a smart move to summon a private limo, cabs and uber have loose lips

 

Why didn't he ask Amanda Dufner to drive?

[callawayjay]

Time to stop speculating about stuff you have no information on. DUI could be anything, maybe it was an unexpected side-effect of pain medication TW is taking related to his recent surgeries. Maybe this is a case of a police officer / DA trying to make a name for themselves by charging TW with a crime when none was committed. TW has a history of making good decisions in his life, so he deserves the benefit of the doubt here.

 

To all TW haters -- go slither back under your log.

kewl :taunt:

 

Great decision to get behind the wheel intoxicated. Says it all about the man and his apologists.

 

Do you realize that most people have at one time in their life done the exact same thing? Are you equally disgusted. I have never defended driving drunk but the threshold is very low with todays laws and nearly anyone who has gotten behind the wheel after a drink is just as guilty and if you drink alcohol whike out and about there is about a 99% chance you fall in that category.

 

So are you saying you have never got behind the wheel after one drink because that's all it takes to break the law. One beer, one shot, one glass of wine.

 

All those drunks at a PGA Tour event, how do they all get home? It seems as if half the crowd are canned. And all those golfers on WRX's who start or participate in the drinking on the golf course threads, most of those seem to be pretty tanked. How do they get home?

 

These are genuine questions. it may be that none of them drive or it may be that all of them do.

 

Rationalize

 

Rational Lies

 

They are guilty too. Haven't been caught.

Period

 

I'm sober

Today for me this won't be an issue.

 

Completely avoidable. But narcissistic behavior puts my needs before the greater good.

 

I'm tiger Effin woods. I don't need uber

Don't you know who I am?

[golfer07840]

To all you morons changing your avatar to Tiger's mugshot, grow up.

how can that bother anyone?

he deserves to be ridiculed

You drive drunk. You deserve ridicule for at least 48 hours.

[Yzmerf]

Addictive personality in all that he does, not ideal here.

I'm just curious, "addictive personality in all that he does," how so??

 

Please don't tell me that he was a "sex addict"

 

I've heard a lot of armchair shrinks diagnoses(no, real shrinks who've chirped either on TV, in print or in the virtual world) and I have never heard one of describe him as having an addictive personality-

 

Just curious

 

My Best

RP

 

From my armchair the addictive personality is what made him great and ultimately destroyed his body. Addictive doesnt have to be a negative if it is channeled correctly. Unfortunately it appears he has changed the channel lately.

[PJ72]

Addictive personality in all that he does, not ideal here.

I'm just curious, "addictive personality in all that he does," how so??

 

Please don't tell me that he was a "sex addict"

 

I've heard a lot of armchair shrinks diagnoses(no, real shrinks who've chirped either on TV, in print or in the virtual world) and I have never heard one of describe him as having an addictive personality-

 

Just curious

 

My Best

RP

 

Addictive in all he does, thats what i meant.. In some ways good, not every personality has the ability to be the most dominant golfer ever, where betting on him or the field was a fair bet. It got him there by allowing him to practice and play golf at a new level

 

But the flip side is unfortunately this, alcohol, drugs, or maybe his injuries, the excessive lifting and running

 

Did not mean to be "armchair shrink" but its just an observation, some people have a more addictive personality than others

 

To be fair, that's bollocks, sorry.

[nichho]

 

 

Do you realize that most people have at one time in their life done the exact same thing? Are you equally disgusted. I have never defended driving drunk but the threshold is very low with todays laws and nearly anyone who has gotten behind the wheel after a drink is just as guilty and if you drink alcohol whike out and about there is about a 99% chance you fall in that category.

 

So are you saying you have never got behind the wheel after one drink because that's all it takes to break the law. One beer, one shot, one glass of wine.

 

All those drunks at a PGA Tour event, how do they all get home? It seems as if half the crowd are canned. And all those golfers on WRX's who start or participate in the drinking on the golf course threads, most of those seem to be pretty tanked. How do they get home?

 

These are genuine questions. it may be that none of them drive or it may be that all of them do.

 

 

answer is that at events like this cops look the other way... you could sit outside any bar in teh US and arrest 80% leaving for beng over the limit... easy .... but they dont ..why ? $$... you cant lock up half the town and keep your job... but you can lock up one celebrity and gain more funding for your dept due to the publicity and appearance of "cleaning up the streets".

 

This is what I thought but I'm not a part of it so I can't say it. And if what you say is correct then we must have the other 20% here on WRX's and they appear to be all holier than thou.

[bluejeeprubi]

Funny people jumped on DJ for his cocaine issue then they loved him after coming back and winning. I think people just like to see someone with fame or money fail to make them feel better about themselves.

 

Though getting a dui whether meds or alcohol is simply a dumb move.

 

 

[buckeyefl]

Time to stop speculating about stuff you have no information on. DUI could be anything, maybe it was an unexpected side-effect of pain medication TW is taking related to his recent surgeries. Maybe this is a case of a police officer / DA trying to make a name for themselves by charging TW with a crime when none was committed. TW has a history of making good decisions in his life, so he deserves the benefit of the doubt here.

 

To all TW haters -- go slither back under your log.

kewl :taunt:

 

Great decision to get behind the wheel intoxicated. Says it all about the man and his apologists.

 

Do you realize that most people have at one time in their life done the exact same thing? Are you equally disgusted. I have never defended driving drunk but the threshold is very low with todays laws and nearly anyone who has gotten behind the wheel after a drink is just as guilty and if you drink alcohol whike out and about there is about a 99% chance you fall in that category.

 

So are you saying you have never got behind the wheel after one drink because that's all it takes to break the law. One beer, one shot, one glass of wine.

 

And that's why I'm not so stupid as I've seen first hand the damage it does. Selfish and idiotic in the extreme but that's long been the case with Tiger and his entourage. At least you've outed yourself.

 

So answer the question. Are you a hypocrite or are you one of the tiny percentage who has never gotten behind the wheel when you would have been considered under the influence by our laws? It sounds as if you have an axe to grind. Can you show us where Tiger and his entourage touched you?

[buckeyefl]

Funny people jumped on DJ for his cocaine issue then they loved him after coming back and winning. I think people just like to see someone with fame or money fail to make them feel better about themselves.

 

Though getting a dui whether meds or alcohol is simply a dumb move.

 

That's a fact.

[Holy Moses]

GOLF CHANNEL SPECIAL GREY GOOSE LOUNGE TURN IT ON NOW.

 

Actually, Golf Channel does have a special on now.

[gvogel]

Addictive personality in all that he does, not ideal here.

I'm just curious, "addictive personality in all that he does," how so??

 

Please don't tell me that he was a "sex addict"

 

I've heard a lot of armchair shrinks diagnoses(no, real shrinks who've chirped either on TV, in print or in the virtual world) and I have never heard one of describe him as having an addictive personality-

 

Just curious

 

My Best

RP

 

Yes. Addictive personality

I'm sober 25 years. But I can easily substitute people, money, sex, golf,

 

He's a narcissist. Until he learns that the world isn't about him (and he won't) he won't get better

 

Congrats. Seriously, I look up to guys like you.

[Frankensteins Monster]

To all of those hammering him, unless you reacted the same way to a family member, or friend, or if you did to yourself, if you had one drink within an hour of drivingyour judgment is impaired, then shut up.

 

C'mon man. Take the blinkers off. He was done at 3am.

 

I don't follow you.

 

He got arrested at 3am. So I think we can safely assume that he's had more than 1 drink.

 

Where did I put a quantity on how many drinks I believe Tiger had if that is what he is guilty of?

[KGrinols]

You drive drunk. You deserve ridicule for at least 48 hours.

 

And if that's the case, I fully agree.

But... if news breaks that this had nothing to do with alcohol, will you apologize for 48 hours?

[Sean289]

I'm getting the popcorn for this thread.... and maybe some beer

 

My exact thought when I saw this thread ?

[cdnglf]

While I've had my share of criticisms about Tiger and his behavior ON the course, I can't bring myself to beat a guy up over his personal life, and mistakes made.

 

If I'd had the misfortune to get caught while I was doing a few certain things, my life would have been much different, and not for the better.

Amen on that. Of thing is that so many posts are assuming that it was drinking. DUI is not necessarily alcohol related. That is why they have changed usually from dwi to dui. The former was "while intoxicated" and the second covers all bases with the "under the influence".

What I do have going for me is that clearly I am in the midst of saints. To be reveling in the misfortune of others as so many are is just abhorrent behavior in my book. As was Tiger's behavior. Fortunately in this case no one was hurt and Tiger will learn from this. Unfortunately most posters will not learn that next time it could be them but fortunately it would not make world news if they did the same or similar.

 

Revelling in Tiger's misfortune stupidity is poor form, but he deserves a full measure of public criticism and embarrassment for such a selfish act.

That he gets a lot more of it than a most people... well, that goes with the territory. Don't like the publicity, choose a different line of work - and give up the hundreds of millions of dollars that go along with it.

Yes, my "reveling in the misfortune" was a generic comment. Tiger was stupid in this case. No argument there.

Why does choosing to be the best you can be at any thing "go with the territory" as far as losing any semblance of privacy? Athlete, actor, CEO, author, politician and more. None of those, especially the athletes, go into it with the idea of making millions. They just have a need to see how good they can get at something they love and live for the competition. At what point do they lose the right to be treated as a person?

 

IMO, you lose your right to "normal" privacy when you use your public persona for financial gain. I'd be a lot more sympathetic if Tiger was just a golfer and not a corporate pitchman too. But (just like every other athlete I can think of) he took the money. You can't put yourself out there like that and not expect increased media attention.

 

And even then... being an entertainer (which is what a pro athlete is) means being in the public eye. That's one of the potential downsides of the occupation.

 

I'm not saying no limits - not every part of his life should be public. But I don't think there's a problem in this case.

[wfrogge1]

Funny people jumped on DJ for his cocaine issue then they loved him after coming back and winning. I think people just like to see someone with fame or money fail to make them feel better about themselves.

 

Though getting a dui whether meds or alcohol is simply a dumb move.

 

Did DJ get a DUI? I am all for getting drunk or high long as you do not put anybody else at risk. Tiger could have hurt somebody.

 

Oh wait.... DJ did have a DUI

[PJ72]

People don't realize how easy it is to get a DUI. Nowadays it is literally not smart to have more than one drink if you have to drive and actually abstaining in public is not bad policy. Yes he should have gotten a ride but I'm sure he didn't think he was that impaired and I'd be willing to bet they were waiting for him and his buddies. Sorry this happened.

 

Most people probably understand how to get a DUI: just drink alcohol and get behind the wheel of a vehicle. There is no excuse for drinking and driving. He's lucky that he didn't hurt or kill someone.

 

If you are driving drunk, you deserve to get arrested - plain and simple.

 

And you're one of those that don't understand either!

 

You can still be drunk enough to fail a test several hours after your last drink. Like well into the following morning.

[mosesgolf]

This is a pretty staggering number of DUI's

 

http://www.statisticbrain.com/number-of-dui-arrests-per-state/

[jaymayor]

I know nobody will see this, but when I'm bored I like to dig a hole in my garden, cover myself in dirt and I pretend I'm a carrot.

[cxx]

I'm sure they have the whole thing on video. My guess is that Tiger's people will want this to go away quietly.

 

what are the odds of it leaking out?

[Yzmerf]

I know nobody will see this, but when I'm bored I like to dig a hole in my garden, cover myself in dirt and I pretend I'm a carrot.

Is this a movie quote i should know?

[Awsi Dooger]

3am?

 

I always told my kids, there are only two kinds of people on the roads after midnight, drunk drivers and cops looking for drunk drivers.

 

Midnight gets a bad rap. Midnight is actually a sloppy conventional wisdom guess by boring plodders who have seen 7 AM more often than not.

 

I lived in Las Vegas for 25 years. I still occupy the same schedule while in Miami. You're fine at midnight and well beyond. Even 2 AM is borderline normal.

 

It gets dicey beyond 2:30 and especially at 3 and beyond. I'd handicap 4:30 AM as absolute most dangerous, on the freeways and in populated areas. There simply aren't enough cops to handle all the impaired abusers, racing home or wherever at breakneck speed. They change lanes without concern or competence.

 

On I-95 in Dade and Broward it is like a light show at 4:30 AM on weekend mornings at that hour. Flashing emergency lights in all directions, with seldom a gap of more than a few miles calm. I don't drink but I invariably return home later than planned from my frequent trips out of town. A recent near-miss when a black sports car going at least 95 veered into my lane from the left rear has finally convinced me I either need to alter my return schedule, or use the safer and less traveled Turnpike once I reach West Palm Beach and southward.

 

I seldom post here anymore but I still have to handicap something on return

 

***

 

* Tiger obviously could have avoided this if training toward the bobsled, as I suggested. Perhaps skeleton if his knees can't handle the running start. Skeleton might even jar some normalcy into his back.

 

* I attended the Players Championship this year for the first time. There were frequent Tiger jokes in the gallery even when he's nowhere near the property or the tour. I can just imagine how that type is reacting today.

 

* Tiger brought it upon himself beginning when he had an ignorant fear of the sports media. Those guys are harmless and will do anything to twist in your favor as long as you make yourself available in moderate degree and sincerity. You can't be stupid enough to overreact to one or two early and meaningless examples. Phil wisely chose the ambassador route while Tiger ignorantly enabled the laughingstock potential to linger. Now that's what attaches. Cases like this blow up as opposed to diminished since we have a positive image overall. Shocking development. You could see it coming nearly 20 years ago. I've posted several times that Edwin Pope devoted an entire column to warning Tiger of the foolishness of what he was doing.

 

* The mugshot has some Willie McGinest qualities to it. That was my first impression, anyway. Maybe it's my USC bias. Come to think of it, there was a time I wished Tiger had attended USC. Not anymore. Our sporting alums don't embarrass the university, although some of them have knee issues like Tiger.

[Hawkeye77]

But he didn't hurt anyone in the incident.

 

So, let's wait and see what comes in the way of details, how he responds, etc.

 

Not a fan of anyone drinking and driving and absolutely haven't done it myself since I was in college and thought a bottle of champagne would go nicely with the wedding reception I was at (girlfriend couldn't drive a stick). Bubbly wasn't so nice on the way back out 20 minutes after I got home. No idea how I got to her house or to my house. Decided no more chances like that and haven't taken any similar chances since.

 

Maybe this will be a good wake up call for him, whatever the reason it happened.

 

 

 

[hogans71]

Time to stop speculating about stuff you have no information on. DUI could be anything, maybe it was an unexpected side-effect of pain medication TW is taking related to his recent surgeries. Maybe this is a case of a police officer / DA trying to make a name for themselves by charging TW with a crime when none was committed. TW has a history of making good decisions in his life, so he deserves the benefit of the doubt here.

 

To all TW haters -- go slither back under your log.

 

 

Dude... Your dedication is seriously top notch.

[Holy Moses]

But he didn't hurt anyone in the incident.

 

So, let's wait and see what comes in the way of details, how he responds, etc.

 

Not a fan of anyone drinking and driving and absolutely haven't done it myself since I was in college and thought a bottle of champagne would go nicely with the wedding reception I was at (girlfriend couldn't drive a stick). Bubbly wasn't so nice on the way back out 20 minutes after I got home. No idea how I got to her house or to my house. Decided no more chances like that and haven't taken any similar chances since.

 

Maybe this will be a good wake up call for him, whatever the reason it happened.

 

Nothing is waking Tiger up

[Hawkeye77]

I know nobody will see this, but when I'm bored I like to dig a hole in my garden, cover myself in dirt and I pretend I'm a carrot.

Is this a movie quote i should know?

 

Not one you want to see - carrot hiding in hole, kinky and gross.

[KaBoom21]

....And this is exactly why this forum has turned into total crap. This is TMZ level stuff with a hell of a lot of assumptions.

The offensive part is that most of the responses are just horribly unfunny. Nothing worse than golf nerds trying to crack wise.

[callawayjay]

He needs to embrace his wheels off lifestyle.

 

People love John Daly for that reason

[Switter]

You drive drunk. You deserve ridicule for at least 48 hours.

 

And if that's the case, I fully agree.

But... if news breaks that this had nothing to do with alcohol, will you apologize for 48 hours?

 

Trending now on Twitter: "The arrest is NOT alcohol related."

 

Doubt its Viagra related, driving around with enuff wood to build a coffee table isnt regulateable or illegal, so it must be PK's.

[Holy Moses]

If Tiger did get arrested for painkillers, is it any less worse?