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Judge Permits Prosecutors to Subpoena Tiger Woods’ Hospital Records

Prosecutors say the records could include patient statements about substance use or drug-test results, with access tightly limited to prosecutors, designated law enforcement, prosecution experts plus Woods’ defense team.

STUART, Fla., May 12, 2026 — Scenes from the hearing in Tiger Woods’ DUI case at the Martin County Courthouse on Tuesday. Judge Darren Steele is seen during the proceedings. (Christopher Beckett for the NY Post)
STUART, Fla., May 12, 2026 — Scenes from the hearing in Tiger Woods’ DUI case at the Martin County Courthouse on Tuesday. Exterior of the courthouse is seen Tuesday mornming. Photo by Christopher Beckett for the NY Post.
The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on March 27 on South Beach Road. Woods, 50, was driving a black Land Rover northbound behind a white Ford F-150 towing a trailer. Deputies said the truck slowed and activated a turn signal to make a right turn when Woods crossed double solid lines to pass, striking the rear of the trailer and rolling over. (WPEC)
APRIL 2, 2026 -Tiger Woods was arrested March 27 after deputies say he struck a trailer and flipped his SUV while attempting to pass a pickup truck on South Beach Road on Jupiter Island, leading investigators to report signs of impairment, find hydrocodone pills in his pocket, charge him with misdemeanor DUI and refusal to submit to a urine test, and prepare to release body‑camera video Thursday as Woods has pleaded not guilty and received court approval to leave the country for inpatient treatment while the case remains pending. (MCSO)

Overview

  • Martin County Judge Darren Steele signed an agreed order on June 23 allowing the State to seek records from Cleveland Clinic Martin South tied to Woods’ March 27 hospitalization.
  • The State Attorney’s office told the court it intends to seek any patient statements about alcohol or chemical-substance use and any drug-screen results from those hospital files.
  • A protective order bars broader disclosure and limits who may view the records to prosecutors, designated law officers, prosecution experts and Woods’ defense, and requires notice before the records are used in court.
  • Woods has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges; prosecutors previously obtained an agreed subpoena for his prescription records in May and a pretrial hearing has been moved to August 4.
  • The records are confidential for now but could become central evidence if a judge allows them at trial, a development that could shape the case’s timetable and the questions prosecutors and defense ask next.