Tiger Woods receives five-year driver license suspension after plea deal
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Last updated Sep 2, 2026

Tiger Woods entered a plea deal on Wednesday regarding his DUI case. As a result of the agreement, he received a five-year suspension of his driver's license. The legal action follows the incident involving the golfer. The terms of the plea deal have now been finalized, ending this phase of the case. No further details regarding his legal status or professional schedule were disclosed in the reports. This resolution marks the conclusion of the immediate legal proceedings stemming from the DUI charge.
- •Tiger Woods reached a plea deal in his DUI case on Wednesday.
- •His driver's license is suspended for five years.
- •The announcement was made on September 2, 2026.
- •The suspension follows the resolution of legal proceedings.
- 2:10 PMYahoo Sports — Tiger Woods Reaches Plea Deal in DUI Case, Will Have License Suspended for 5 Years
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- 1:47 PMYahoo Sports — Tiger Woods loses license for 5 years after reckless driving plea
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"Tiger Woods pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of careless and reckless driving stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March and had his driver's license suspended for five years.Woods initially faced the more serious offense of driving under the influence, but that was dropped under the terms of a plea agreement in which he agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charges of careless and reckless driving.
"Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended for five years on Wednesday after reaching a plea agreement in a case stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March.Woods, who has undergone multiple back operations and surgeries on severe leg injuries suffered in a 2021 California car crash, had two pills containing the opioid painkiller hydrocodone in his pocket.
"Tiger Woods changed his plea to no contest for the reduced charge of careless/reckless driving on Wednesday in a south Florida court. The minutes from Wednesday’s hearing note that this is Woods’ second reckless driving offense and his driver’s license was suspended for five years. Woods also had to pay $1,961 in court fines and fees.
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 2:10 PMTiger Woods Reaches Plea Deal in DUI Case, Will Have License Suspended for 5 Years
Tiger Woods struck a plea deal in his Florida DUI rollover crash on Wednesday, September 2. The professional golfer attended a court hearing at the Martin County courthouse in Stuart, Florida, with his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump, by his side, per photos published by Page Six. Woods’ DUI charge was reduced to a charge of reckless […]
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 2:09 PMTiger Woods driver's license suspended for five years after crash
Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended for five years on Wednesday after reaching a plea agreement in a case stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March.Woods, who has undergone multiple back operations and surgeries on severe leg injuries suffered in a 2021 California car crash, had two pills containing the opioid painkiller hydrocodone in his pocket.
- ESPNSep 2, 2026, 2:02 PMTiger's license suspended 5 years after plea deal
Tiger Woods had his driver's license suspended five years Wednesday after striking a plea deal in his DUI case.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:54 PMTiger Woods pleads no contest in March crash, driver's license suspended for five years
Tiger Woods changed his plea to no contest for the reduced charge of careless/reckless driving on Wednesday in a south Florida court. The minutes from Wednesday’s hearing note that this is Woods’ second reckless driving offense and his driver’s license was suspended for five years. Woods also had to pay $1,961 in court fines and fees.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:47 PMTiger Woods loses license for 5 years after reckless driving plea
Tiger Woods will lose his license for five years and pay fines after pleading no contest to reckless driving charges.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:32 PMTiger Woods Strikes Plea Deal In DUI Case—Loses License For 5 Years, Avoids Jail
Billionaire golfer Tiger Woods will lose his driver’s license for five years after accepting a plea deal that reduced his driving under the influence charge to reckless driving.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:32 PMTiger Woods reaches plea deal, gets stern warning from judge
Tiger Woods can't drive for five years.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:30 PMTiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, license suspended
Tiger Woods pleaded guilty on Wednesday to charges of careless and reckless driving stemming from a rollover car crash in Florida in March and had his driver's license suspended for five years.Woods initially faced the more serious offense of driving under the influence, but that was dropped under the terms of a plea agreement in which he agreed to plead guilty to the lesser charges of careless and reckless driving.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:23 PMGolf-Woods gets 5-year license suspension in plea deal
MARTIN COUNTY, Florida, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Tiger Woods will have his license suspended for five years after reaching a plea deal on Wednesday related to his impaired-driving case.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:17 PMTiger Woods changes plea in DUI case, driver's license suspended for 5 years
Woods was arrested in March following a rollover car crash in Florida.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:16 PMTiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving, loses driver's license for five years
Tiger Woods reached a plea deal in a Florida DUI case and is suspended from driving for five years after pleading guilty to reckless driving.
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:10 PMTiger Woods’ driver’s license suspended for five years after pleading guilty to reckless driving in DUI case
Tiger Woods has entered a plea agreement to a reckless driving charge in Florida following his rollover crash in March
- Yahoo SportsSep 2, 2026, 1:06 PMTiger Woods loses driver's license for 5 years following plea hearing
Tiger Woods was arrested March 27 by Martin County deputies on charges of DUI with property damage after a crash near his Jupiter Island home.
- Sky Sports—Woods handed five-year driving ban after plea agreement for Florida crash
Tiger Woods has been fined and suspended from driving for five years after entering a plea agreement to a reckless driving charge, following March’s rollover car crash in Florida.
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