Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to DUI after his arrest last week, according to reports. 

The golf legend, 50, was arrested on Friday after he tipped his SUV onto its side while attempting to overtake a truck and trailer at high speed in the billionaire enclave of Jupiter Island in Florida. 

The 15-time major winner has now entered a not guilty plea after retaining power attorney Douglas Duncan, according to TMZ.

Duncan represented Woods when he fought his previous DUI arrest in 2017 after police had found him slumped in his car in Florida with five drugs in his system, including two painkillers.

Woods faced three misdemeanor counts in the 2017 case – DUI, reckless driving and improper stopping. 

He later pleaded guilty to reckless driving and agreed to enter a DUI diversion program. He was placed on probation for 12 months, and had to serve 50 hours of community service.

A humiliated Tiger Woods stares down the lens for his mugshot after being arrested for DUI

Woods has entered a not guilty plea and retained cut-throat attorney Douglas Duncan 

Now, Woods has hired Duncan to fight his legal battles again. Duncan was reportedly listed as the attorney of record and filed a waiver of Woods’ presence at pretrial conferences on Tuesday.

Woods faces charges of DUI with property damage and refusal to submit a lawful test. He is due in court next month.

After clambering out of the passenger side window of his vehicle following Friday’s incident, Woods refused to give a urine sample to cops.

An arrest affidavit seen by the Daily Mail has since revealed that the golf icon, 50, told police officers he was ‘looking down at this cell phone and changing the radio station’ before his rollover crash on Jupiter Island.

When officers searched Woods, they discovered two white pills inside the left pocket of his trousers. They were marked ‘M367,’ which is hydrocodone. It is a highly-addictive opioid used to treat severe or chronic pain.

Woods, who has battled addiction to painkillers in the past, was also said to be ‘sweating profusely’ after the incident and an officer noticed his movement was ‘lethargic and slow.’ He was also said to have been battling hiccups. 

The 15-time major winner’s eyes were also said to be ‘bloodshot and glassy’ and his pupils ‘extremely dilated.’ When asked if he is currently taking any prescription medication, Woods replied: ‘I take a few.’ Woods is due in court on April 23.

Woods was booked at Martin County Public Safety Complex at around 3pm on Friday afternoon before being released eight hours later. 

Woods’ life turned upside down with his car when he was involved in a high-speed crash

Woods is driven home from jail after being bailed out by a friend late on Friday night

In photos taken by a Daily Mail photographer, Woods can be seen looking stony-faced with his lips pursed as he was chauffeured away from the jail. He momentarily glanced out of the passenger side window at the gathered masses before disappearing into the night.

It was earlier revealed by Sheriff John Budensiek that Woods would be required to spend at least eight hours in prison before being allowed to leave on bail. 

Speaking to reporters, the sheriff said of Woods’s jail time: ‘It doesn’t matter who you are, if you break the law we’re gonna follow the law. That’s a really easy path to take. 

‘Now as far as being in the jail, we’re gonna make sure he’s safe. We’re not gonna put him in general population, he’s not gonna be with other inmates that can try and hurt him or try to capitalize on what he did. 

‘He’ll pay the price, but he’s not gonna pay the price by getting punished in jail. He was not injured. He was lethargic on scene, but we believe that was because of what he was intoxicated on.’ 

This was not Woods’s first issue behind the wheel. He was arrested for another DUI in 2017 after police found him slumped in his car in Florida with five drugs in his system, including two painkillers. 

Woods was later involved in a similar crash in 2021 in California, which shattered his right leg after he was trapped under the vehicle. He needed multiple surgeries in order to recover from his injuries. 

He also crashed into a fire hydrant in November 2009 as he tried to flee his Florida home after wife Elin Nordegren discovered he had been having an affair. It sparked an unraveling of his reputation that he has never truly recovered from.

The golf icon was arrested for another DUI in 2017 after police found him slumped in his car

After his 2017 arrest, Woods was found with five drugs in his system, including two painkillers

Yet, despite the string of scandals, sources close to the golf star fear he’ll never truly change his ways for the better – even if it puts his romance with Vanessa Trump at risk.

‘Tiger is embarrassed with his recent arrest and he has promised to get to a place to where friends and family look at him in a positive way,’ an insider revealed to the Daily Mail.

‘But here’s the thing: He enjoys what he has built for himself. He enjoys his money and what it brings to his life – he has no problem that money won’t fix. Let’s be honest, that will never end.

‘He will always live in that world. He will get another chance to be a part of the PGA and be a part of whatever he wants to do. 

‘This incident will be not forgotten, but it will be something that will go by the wayside. Then, he can then continue his life the way he wants. He’s living his life, not what people want his life to be and that’s that.’

However, it is not only the golfing world Woods now needs to win back. This time, his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr, was watching the scandal play out. 

Vanessa, the mother to five of President Donald Trump’s grandchildren, was said to have been furious and disappointed at her boyfriend’s run-in with the law. But while Woods wants to put this latest incident behind him, friends fear that he’ll never stop living life on his terms.

‘If people want to be a part [of his life], awesome. If not, things will be fine,’ they said. ‘That’s for relationships and everything else. 

‘He’s in his 50s, he’d like to be left alone and deal with life the way he wants.’