Tiger Woods ‘Slid Off the Rails’ Following His Mother’s 2025 Death: ‘Only Person He Really Trusted’

TL;DR

Tiger Woods is reportedly struggling with personal issues following the death of his mother in 2025, which has led to a decline in his mental health and substance use. After a DUI arrest, he plans to confront his demons and seek treatment for his addiction.

Martin County/MEGA | UPI/Newscom/MEGA **Tiger Woods** plans to finally exorcise his demons with a no-holds-barred tell-all after beating his reported pill-popping habit in rehab following his DUI arrest in Florida, sources say. “One of Tiger’s biggest issues is that he holds everything in,” an insider says. “He’s known for being intensely secretive.” “His mother is the only person he’s ever really trusted, so her death [in 2025] hit him incredibly hard. It’s a big reason he slid off the rails after that.”

Martin County Sheriff’s Office As the *National Enquirer* reported, the five-time Masters champ was cuffed after crawling from the wreckage of his flipped Land Rover on Jupiter Island on March 27, and a police report alleges that in the 50-year-old billionaire’s left pants pocket were two hydrocodone pills, opioids typically used for chronic pain. Investigators suspect Woods, whose breath test registered zero signs of booze, may have been under the influence of a medication or drug as his eyes were “bloodshot and glassy.” According to court documents, he pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test for allegedly not agreeing to a urinalysis screening. He later released a statement that he would “seek treatment.”

Martin County Sheriff’s Office Sources say galpal **Vanessa Trump** is a source of comfort and strength. But the insider adds, “Tiger is still an extremely fragile, paranoid character, and he carries a ton of PTSD and regret with him from those dark days when he was cheating on **Elin Nordegren**, [his ex-wife] and the chaos that’s engulfed his life ever since.” As the *Enquirer* was the first to report, skirt-chasing Woods stepped out on his marriage with multiple women, causing his union with the Swedish stunner to implode in 2009. “He needs a total reset, but above all else to face his demons head-on and with total honesty,” the insider explains. “Tiger is finally waking up to that, which is why he plans to set the record straight. But first things first, he needs to get sober and tuck himself away for a while. Thankfully, he has the money and a ton of loved ones rooting for him.”