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NEED TO KNOW
- Tiger Woods received a five-year driving ban and $1,000 fine after pleading no contest to lesser charges
- The golfer was initially charged with DUI and two other charges following his March car crash, with the DUI charge lowered to reckless and careless driving as part of his plea deal
- Woods was accompanied by girlfriend Vanessa Trump at his hearing
Tiger Woods is barred from driving for five years and paid a $1,000 fine following his March DUI arrest, a judge determined.
After the golfer, 50, changed his plea in the case from not guilty to no contest for lesser charges during his Martin County, Fla. court hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 1, Judge Darren Steele issued the license suspension and fine, according to court records obtained by PEOPLE.
As part of his plea deal, the state amended one of Woods’ charges to Local 1 reckless driving and the second charge was amended to a careless driving citation, per the court records.
Woods, who arrived in court on Wednesday with his girlfriend Vanessa Trump, immediately paid the fine, according to court records.
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The five-time Masters winner initially pleaded not guilty to the DUI charge following his arrest. However, on Tuesday, Sept. 1, his attorney, Doug Duncan, filed a motion with the Martin County circuit court to change his plea, according to court records viewed by PEOPLE.
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Woods was arrested on March 27 near his home in Jupiter Island, Fla., after his Land Rover rolled over when he “overtook” a truck carrying a pressure-cleaning trailer, according to an arrest affidavit previously obtained by PEOPLE.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office deputies allegedly found Woods carrying hydrocodone pills in his pocket at the time of his arrest, according to the affidavit.
After administering a sobriety test, deputies “observed several signs of impairment,” including “bloodshot and glassy” eyes and “extremely dilated” pupils, the affidavit alleged.
Woods was charged with DUI, causing property damage and refusing to submit to a lawful urine test, and pled not guilty on March 31.
His attorney also successfully filed a request for Woods to leave the country for rehab, with the golfer announcing on X that he would “seek treatment and focus on my health” in light of his crash.
Woods spent six weeks in Switzerland from April to early May, and was seen back in the U.S. on May 13. Sources later told PEOPLE that Woods returned to the U.S. to support his girlfriend, Trump, amid her breast cancer treatment. He then returned to Switzerland, and was spotted smiling as he landed back home in Florida on June 12.
Woods is “determined” to play golf again, a source told PEOPLE in May.
“He has to get his pain management going in the right direction and also be able to continue a fitness routine, which will help him do the best he can when seriously playing golf,” the source explained. “This could be tough. But it’s something he wants.”
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