Dave Portnoy has weighed in on Tiger Woods’ latest car crash.
Following Woods’ arrest Friday on a DUI charge, Portnoy went scorched earth on the famous golfer during Monday’s edition of his “Wake Up Barstool” show on FS1. He suggested Woods should hire someone to drive him around to prevent Woods from seriously injuring or killing someone.
“When you get behind the wheel impaired, you’re not just putting yourself at risk. You’re putting anybody else on the road, innocent people (at risk),” Portnoy said.
“You can’t really make light of it. I have no sympathy for the guy. I don’t know anybody who has ever rolled a car over. This guy rolls it over every two weeks! So, you know what? Put him behind bars, put him in jail for a little bit and make him wake up.
“I have a lot of vices. … My vices only put me in jeopardy and nobody else. When you get behind the wheel — just get a driver. It’s not hard.
“Get a driver. You’re gonna kill somebody,” he continued.
On Friday, Woods was driving near his Jupiter Island, Fla. home and attempted to cut in front of a truck. He instead clipped the back of the vehicle, causing his Land Rover to flip onto its side. He later crawled out of the passenger window.
Woods wasn’t injured in the accident.
He was arrested and taken to Martin County Jail after he refused to give a urine sample to cops. Officers claimed he showed signs of impairment on the scene, though he passed a breathalyzer test. He was required to spend at least eight hours in prison before leaving on bail.
As Portnoy alluded to in his comments, this isn’t Woods’ first major incident on the road. He crashed into a fire hydrant in 2009 and was arrested for a DUI in 2017, where police found five drugs in his system. He was also involved in a crash in 2021 that shattered his leg after being trapped under his car.
Despite Portnoy and others urging Woods to hire a personal driver, he has opted not to do so, a source told People. The source said he “doesn’t want anyone to watch over him or know what he is doing” and that he “despises public scrutiny.”
“He thinks he is fine to drive,” the source said.
Despite Woods’ decision, Portnoy and others sure don’t agree.
