Tiger Woods' lawyer fights subpoena for drug prescriptions, cites 'intrusion'

Tiger Woods wanted to be present at the 2026 Masters Tournament before he was involved in a rollover crash, charged with a DUI and arrested March 27 in Jupiter Island, Fla. File Photo by Tannen Maury/UPI

Woods pleaded not guilty March 31. Duncan's filing Tuesday said Woods "has a constitutional right to privacy interest in his prescription records."

"This right to privacy is admittedly not absolute should the state show the relevance of the records to its criminal investigation and thus warrant the intrusion into Mr. Woods' privacy," the filing said.

A judge granted Tiger Woods permission to travel outside the United States to seek treatment amid his DUI case. File Photo by Tannen Murray/UPI

The filing also requested for the court to enter a protective order governing the use and release of the records, if the court grants the request to issue the subpoena. Duncan specifically requested that the records not be disclosed to any third party, including through public records requests.

Golfer Tiger Woods is shown in his booking photo March 27 in Stuart, Fla. Photo by the Martin County Sheriff's Office

An arrest affidavit from the Martin County Sheriff's Office said officers observed Woods "sweating profusely" and that he possessed hydrocodone pills after his crash. They also said he had "bloodshot and glassy" eyes, was "lethargic and slow" and "limping and stumbling" between field sobriety tests.

Tiger Woods possessed two hydrocodone pills after his crash March 27 in Jupiter Island, Fla., according to an arrest affidavit from the Martin County Sheriff's Office. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

Woods told sheriff's deputies he took prescription medication on the morning of the crash. He had been arrested on a DUI charge in 2017 and said then that he had an unexpected reaction to prescription medicine.

Woods announced March 31 he was stepping away from golf. A day later, a circuit judge granted a request for Woods to travel outside the United States to enter "comprehensive inpatient treatment."

Tiger Woods, who underwent several back and leg surgeries throughout his career, hasn't played a PGA Tour event since the 2024 British Open, where he missed the cut. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI

His private jet landed in Zurich, Switzerland, on the same day the judge granted the request for travel.

Woods has a status hearing scheduled for May 5 in Stuart, Fla.