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Tiger Woods fights subpoena for prescription records in DUI case

Attorney Douglas Duncan says Woods has a constitutional right to privacy interest

Martin County Sheriff's Office

Body camera video provided by the Martin County Sheriff's Office shows golfer Tiger Woods in handcuffs in the back of a patrol car on March 27, 2026.

By: Scott Sutton , Associated Press

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods' attorney is fighting attempts by prosecutors to subpoena his prescription drug records following his DUI arrest last month.

In a Tuesday court filing, attorney Douglas Duncan said Woods has a constitutional right to privacy interest in his prescription records.

Tiger Woods DUI arrest captured on body cam video

Duncan also requested a hearing to determine whether the prescription records on file at Lewis Pharmacy in Palm Beach are relevant to the investigation.

"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," Duncan wrote in the filing.

Prosecutors in Martin County want the times the prescriptions were filled, the number of pills, the dosage amounts and any instructions that accompanied the pills, such as warnings about driving while taking them, according to documents in an online court docket.

Duncan wrote that if the court grants prosecutors' request to subpoena Woods' prescription records, they be kept confidential and only reviewed by the state, law enforcement, state experts and the defense, asking that they not be disclosed to any third party, including through a public records request.

Woods pleaded not guilty in his driving under the influence case after a sheriff's report said deputies found two pain pills in his pocket and he showed signs of impairment after his SUV clipped a trailer and rolled over on its side.

The 15-time major champion was traveling at high speeds on a two-lane, beachside road on Jupiter Island with a 30 mph speed limit when the March 27 wreck occurred, authorities said. The truck had $5,000 in damage, according to an incident report. Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said.

Earlier this month, a Martin County judge allowed Woods to travel out of the country to seek treatment after his arrest.

Woods posted on social media that he was stepping away to seek treatment. He has not spoken publicly since the arrest.

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