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Nick Faldo, a former PGA Tour star who won the Masters and the Open Championship three times each, ripped Tiger Woods and the organization after the legendary golfer’s DUI arrest.
Woods faces charges in Florida over the wreck and for refusing to submit a urine sample to law enforcement.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office released bodycam footage earlier in the week showing deputies removing two pills from Woods’ pants pocket and issuing him a field sobriety test.
Faldo didn’t mince words when speaking to the media Friday about Woods.
“There’s one side that’s like, ‘Let’s care for Tiger.’ … There’s got to be a responsibility and accountability side as well,” he said, via Golf.com.
“This is a serious thing he’s done, you know. The PGA Tour statement was so predictably weak, how they showed that the Tour will look after him, as they always have done. And then you’ve got Jack (Nicklaus) saying it’s tarnished the entire sport. You’ve got your opposites, but there has to be some accountability.”
Faldo was sympathetic that Woods had been in tremendous pain as he battled through back and Achilles injuries. He argued, however, that his injuries were “self-inflicted.”
“I feel sorry for Tiger because he’s living in 24-7 pain. I asked him that years ago, even before the LA accident (in 2021), but it’s all been self-inflicted,” Faldo continued. “The bottom line is I really think that something should be done a little bit more serious than waving him off to a tropical island and saying ‘Welcome back’ in three or four months.”
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The PGA Tour offered support for Woods after the golfer pleaded not guilty to his charges and vowed to “seek treatment” for the issues he’s dealing with.
“Tiger Woods is a legend of our sport whose impact extends far beyond his achievements on the course,” the organization said. “But above all else, Tiger is a person, and our focus is on his health and well-being. Tiger continues to have our full support as he takes this important step.”
Faldo said the Tour must be anguished “behind closed doors” about paying Woods millions and him being in a negative spotlight.
Woods was able to seek the treatment that he needed outside the U.S.
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Faldo lamented that Woods has “avoided accountability” for some of the issues he’s been involved in.
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