Jason Day Calls Tiger Woods DUI Selfish, Dangerous
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- Jason Day called Tiger Woods "a little bit selfish" and said the 50-year-old "put other people in harm's way" by driving under the influence, though Day added Woods remains his hero.
- Tiger Woods was arrested and charged with DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test after clipping a truck and rolling his car near his Florida home last month; nobody was injured.
- Woods was found with two white pills identified as hydrocodone, an opioid, and has pleaded not guilty in writing while being granted permission by a judge to seek treatment overseas.
- Day linked Woods' behavior to the toll of 25 to 30 career surgeries, saying painkillers carry "a potential downfall" and that Woods — who had his seventh back surgery last year — likely thought he could handle it.
- Five-time Masters champion Woods will miss this week's tournament and has turned down the US Ryder Cup captain role for 2027 in Ireland.
- Patrick Reed said this is the first Masters since 1994 without Woods or three-time winner Phil Mickelson, adding that both stars being absent "hurts the game of golf."
Why it matters: Woods' absence from a Masters he has won five times — combined with Mickelson stepping away — creates the first Augusta field since 1994 missing both modern-era giants, a gap Reed says damages golf's marquee event at a moment when Woods' hydrocodone-fueled arrest and ongoing treatment also raise questions about his long-term viability as a competitive player.
