Watch | 'Just talking to the president': New footage shows Tiger Woods failing sobriety test before arrest

Golf legend Tiger Woods crashed his SUV in Florida on March 27 and was arrested for the accident.

After crashing, Woods took his phone out and said he was "just talking to the president", according to the released footage from a body camera showing Woods' arrest on a DUI charge.

However, there is no evidence of the conversation and it is not clear if Woods referred to Donald Trump, whose former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, is dating Woods.

Shortly after the golfer's March 27 arrest, Trump showed concern towards Woods. "I feel so badly. He's got some difficulty. Very close friend of mine. He's an amazing person. Amazing man. But, some difficulty," the president told reporters.

The footage shows an astonished Woods who is handcuffed after failing a sobriety test and a video from the back of the patrol car shows the handcuffed golfer hiccupping, yawning and repeatedly appearing to nod off during the 15-minute ride.

On Thursday, Woods had told the authorities that he was looking at his phone and changing the radio station while speeding his Land Rover before touching the back of a truck and rolling onto the side of a residential road on Jupiter Island. No one was injured.

"I looked down at my phone, and all of a sudden - boom," Woods told an officer as he knelt on a lawn, prior to his arrest.

The new footage shows Martin County Sheriff's Deputy Tatiana Levenar then conducting a roadside sobriety test and telling Woods:

"I do believe your normal faculties are impaired, and you're under an unknown substance, so at this time you're under arrest for DUI."

"I'm being arrested?" Woods responded.

"Yes, sir," Levenar said.

After handcuffing Woods, authorities searched his pockets and found two white pills.

"That's a Norco," Woods said after an officer pulled out the pills, referring to a painkiller that contains acetaminophen and the opioid hydrocodone.

Woods also told Levenar that he had not taken any alcohol but was on "a few" medications.

When the athlete was taken into the "DUI room" for a test, Woods said, "I'm not drunk. I'm on a prescription medication," according to a supplemental sheriff's office report released on Thursday.

On Tuesday, Woods pleaded not guilty to suspicion of driving under the influence. He also posted a statement saying that he was stepping away indefinitely "to seek treatment and focus on my health."

During the sobriety test, officials saw Woods limp with a compression sock over his right knee. Woods explained he had undergone seven back surgeries and over 20 surgeries on his right leg, and that his ankle seizes up while walking.

He also had hiccups during questioning and was moving his head during one of the sobriety tests. Officials had to tell Woods to keep his head straight multiple times, according to an arrest report.

"Based on my observations of Woods, how he performed the exercises and based on my training, knowledge, and experience, I believed that Woods normal faculties were impaired, and he was unable to safely operate the motor vehicle," Levenar wrote.

Following last week's crash, Woods agreed to a Breathalyzer test that showed no signs of alcohol, but he refused a urine test, authorities said. He was arrested and released on bail eight hours later.

Woods is one of the most legendary figures in golf. He was the first Black person to win the Masters in 1997.

However, his injuries have kept him from accomplishing more, including from a 2021 Los Angeles car crash that damaged his right leg so badly he said doctors considered amputation. 

The 50-year-old has been out of action since the 2024 British Open. He was recovering from a seventh back surgery in October and was trying to return at the Masters, where he is a five-time champion.