Officials on the scene had to smash the rear windshield to retrieve one prized possession for golf legend Tiger Woods following his recent rollover crash in Florida: the bag containing his golf clubs.
Bodycam footage showed police officers at the scene talking to the golfer’s manager, Rob McNamara, who stressed that Woods did not want to leave his clubs behind.
One officer at the scene told McNamara, “I understand,” and added that the clubs were “worth more than my house.”
“The putter is worth more than all of our houses,” McNamara said, standing next to the police vehicle where Woods was in the backseat, the door open.
“Other than the clubs is there anything in there that you absolutely need at the moment?” the deputy asked.
“No, just the sticks,” Woods replied. “The sticks in the golf bag.”
He acknowledged that there were other golf clubs in the vehicle, but repeated that the only ones he needed were the ones inside the bag.
The deputy asked him about the putter then, and Woods explained, “I’ve won 14 majors with it.”
“They don’t call you the GOAT for nothing, man,” the deputy laughed.
The golfer’s Range Rover was turned from its side to an upright position, and upon realizing that the trunk could not be opened, someone from the fire department stepped in and shattered the back windshield. Police were then able to reach into the trunk and pull out the golf bag with the clubs inside — one of which sported a tiger head cover.
After failing several sobriety tests — and refusing a urine test — Woods was charged with DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a test.
As The Daily Wire previously reported, a judge granted the golfer’s request to travel outside of the United States after the golfer’s attorney cited his need to get into an “intensive, highly individualized and medically integrated program.” Woods said on Tuesday that he would be “stepping away for a period of time to seek treatment and focus on my health.”
