Booking photo of Tiger Woods.
Courtesy: Martin County Sheriff’s Department
Golf legend Tiger Woods told a police officer that he spoke to President Donald Trump on the phone shortly after his DUI rollover crash in Florida, a bodycam video obtained by TMZ and published Thursday shows.
“Thank you so much. All right. You got it. Bye,” Woods is heard saying on the police video, as he walked over to an officer who had beckoned him back to the crash scene.
“I was just talking to the president,” Woods told the cop.
The golfer then is heard saying to a man whom TMZ identified as his manager, that “he was very apologetic for what he did last night.”
Trump, the evening before, during an interview on Fox News’ “The Five,” claimed that Woods would not be playing in the upcoming Masters tournament. Days before, Woods publicly left open the possibility of playing in the Masters, and he had not made any statement before the crash that he had decided not to participate.
Woods is dating Trump’s former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, who was previously married to Donald Trump Jr.
Woods, 50, was charged by the Martin County Sheriff’s Office with driving under the influence after Friday’s crash, which occurred after his Land Rover clipped a truck’s trailer in Jupiter, Fla.
The golfer had two opioid pills in his pants and had “bloodshot and glassy eyes,” “extremely dilated pupils,” and was “sweating profusely,” according to an arrest affidavit.
Shortly after the crash, Trump called Woods a “very close friend.”
“I feel so badly. He’s got some difficulty. There was an accident, and that’s all I know,” Trump told reporters. “He’s an amazing person, amazing man, but some difficulty.”
Woods said on Tuesday evening that “I am stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health. This is necessary in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.”
He has pleaded not guilty in the case.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the video.
