JUPITER, FLORIDA — One of the biggest names in golf has denied that alcohol was a factor after he was bunkered on drunk-driving charges. <br /> <br />Tiger Woods was arrested in the early hours of Monday in Jupiter, Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence. <br /> <br />Police stopped the 41-year-old golfer in his car on Military Trail, south of Indian Creek Parkway, at around 3 a.m, NBC-affiliate WPTV reported. <br /> <br />It is unclear whether Woods refused to take a breathalyzer test before he was taken into custody. <br /> <br />However, according to TMZ, an officer smelled alcohol on Woods’ breath and the golf legend acted arrogantly as he refused to blow into a breathalyzer. In Florida that would mean an automatic arrest and license suspension. <br /> <br />Woods was reportedly released several hours later on his own recognizance. He apologized and said he had experienced an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. <br /> <br />Woods has been plagued by back problems for the past three years and hasn’t played golf since pulling out of a tournament in Dubai in February. <br /> <br />Last month, the 14-time major champion posted on his website that he had undergone surgery for pain in his back and legs. <br /> <br />In 2009, Woods drove into a tree while under the influence of the prescription drug Ambien, as his relationship with his then wife went seriously downhill. <br /> <br />Woods was not charged with a DUI at the time.
