Golf star happy to have Tiger Woods back around PGA Tour after arrest: 'Good thing for us'

Tiger Woods made his archetypal nationalist quality since his apprehension successful precocious March connected Tuesday, arsenic helium introduced PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp astatine a property league astatine TPC River Highlands successful Connecticut.

Woods was arrested and charged with DUI involving spot harm and refusal to taxable to a lawful trial pursuing his engagement successful a two-car rollover clang connected March 27 adjacent his location connected Jupiter Island, Florida. Authorities said Woods appeared lethargic and recovered hydrocodone pills successful his possession astatine the scene, though helium registered "triple-zeroes" connected breathalyzer tests.

Woods pleaded not blameworthy to the DUI complaint and was granted support connected April 1 to question overseas for inpatient treatment. He is believed to person entered a rehabilitation installation successful Zurich, Switzerland.

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Tiger Woods and Xander Schauffele respond connected the 18th greenish during time 2 of the 152nd Open Championship astatine Royal Troon successful Troon, Scotland, connected July 19, 2024. (Warren Little/Getty Images)

But Woods is present backmost successful the United States and wasted small clip making his beingness felt connected 1 of the astir important days successful caller PGA Tour history.

For Xander Schauffele, it was a consciousness of normalcy.

"I saw Tiger. It was good. I thought helium looked good, said hullo to him," Schauffele said of the 15-time large victor to Fox News Digital. "He was blessed to beryllium successful the meeting. Definitely wanted to talk to the membership. Definitely good.

Xander Schauffele and Tiger Woods locomotion up the 3rd fairway during the archetypal circular of the 2023 Masters Tournament astatine Augusta National Golf Club successful Augusta, Georgia, connected April 6, 2023. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

"Anytime Tiger's connected spot astatine a play course, adjacent if he's not adjacent suited up to play, it's a bully happening for us."

Woods introduced Rolapp earlier the second spoke astir a caller bid of recommendations from the Future Competition Committee that volition bring distant important changes to the circuit's operation opening successful 2028.

Tiger Woods speaks astatine a PGA Tour property league earlier the Travelers Championship astatine TPC River Highlands successful Cromwell, Conn., connected June 23, 2026.

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The apprehension was Woods' 2nd successful nether a decade, with some occurring adjacent his location successful Jupiter. In his archetypal arrest, helium was recovered dormant down the instrumentality astatine astir 3 a.m.

Outkick's Mark Harris contributed to this report.

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