Tiger Woods: Sir Nick Faldo blasts "predictably weak" PGA Tour response to golfer's arrest

Sir Nick Faldo has criticised the PGA Tour's response to Tiger Woods' latest arrest and urged the 15-time major champion to take responsibility for his actions.

Woods, 50, was supposed to be preparing for his first major start since the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon.

Instead, the 82-time PGA Tour winner will miss next week's Masters after being arrested last Friday and charged with driving under the influence, property damage and refusal to submit a lawful test.

The five-time Masters champion clipped the rear end of a trailer whilst attempting to overtake and rolled his Land Rover.

Bodycam footage released yesterday shows Woods' surprise at the arrest. In the clips, Woods told cops he had just phoned Donald Trump and he was optimistic about playing at Augusta National.

Woods, who has pleaded not guilty to the charge, has reportedly planning to leave the country to seek treatment.

Faldo told reporters that he feels sorry for Woods given the golfer appears to be living in pain given the number of injuries and surgeries he has had.

He added: "There's two sides to this right now. There's one side like, well, let's care for Tiger.

"And then there's got to be a responsibility and accountability side as well. This is a serious issue he's done."

It took the PGA Tour approximately 96 hours to respond publicly after Woods was handcuffed.

When the circuit did, they expressed support to "one of the most influential figures ever known".

New PGA Tour chief executive, Brian Rolapp, spoke of his admiration for Woods.

Their response came a matter of hours before the PGA of America confirmed Woods will not captain the US Ryder Cup team next September at Adare Manor.

"I look at the PGA Tour statement, which was so predictably weak and how they showed that the tour will look after him, as they always have done," Faldo said.

“You've got your opposites. But there has to be some accountability. Forget about golf and everything as a person. We're not meant to be on the streets with two pills in our pocket, are we?

"So I think the world is divided quite a bit. But the bottom line is I really think that something, this is a serious issue.

"I think something should be done a little bit more serious than waving him off to a tropical island and saying, welcome back in three or four months, whatever it might be.

Asked what consequences Woods should face, Faldo explained: "If you were done for DUI a couple of times in your business, what happens? What would happen to you?

"If he disappears, comes back in a couple of months, everything will carry on as normal, which I'm not sure if that's right. Not a good message to the kids of today, isn't it?"

Faldo continued: "Our sport is based on discipline and you rule yourself, then you look after yourself or you police yourself with our rule book. Or just playing on your own.

"I would have thought the tour behind closed doors, the PGA tour, must be very disappointed that they paid Tiger tens of millions to be on the golf course and off the golf course with this business role he's got.

"And obviously, they’re not going to get much on the golf course. Well, they haven’t.