Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player rally behind Tiger Woods as he seeks treatment after DUI arrest

Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player cognize each astir the grind of golf. The legendary duo combined for 9 greenish jackets among their 27 full large victories.

Tiger Woods has won the Masters 5 times, and portion helium volition beryllium absent from Augusta this year, helium is inactive successful the nationalist spotlight aft his apprehension past month.

Amid a broken-down body, Woods has undergone astir 30 surgeries connected his backmost and leg, and during his DUI arrest, authorities said deputies recovered pills identified to beryllium hydrocodone, a medicine opioid for symptom medication.

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Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods and Gary Player look connected earlier the Past Champions Dinner anterior to the 150th Open astatine St. Andrews Old Course successful Scotland connected July 12, 2022. (Stuart Kerr/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)

"Do I blasted him for taking medicine? Hell, no. He has slumber deprivation. Do I blasted him for taking thing to assistance him sleep? No," Player said Thursday astatine Augusta, via ESPN.

But Player said Woods indispensable beryllium smarter with his decision-making.

"I don't deliberation helium should thrust a car. When you're taking that medicine, it's unsafe erstwhile you're driving a car, aforesaid arsenic it's unsafe erstwhile you look astatine your compartment telephone successful the car."

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To marque matters worse, Woods admitted to authorities aft the clang that helium had been looking astatine his phone. Woods pleaded not blameworthy to driving nether the power but announced helium would "seek treatment" pursuing his arrest.

Tiger Woods was drowsy aft getting arrested. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

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"My bosom goes retired for him," Player said. "There's thing worse than surviving successful symptom each time of your life. You can't deliberation of thing worse. I conscionable anticipation helium tin get it each sorted retired due to the fact that he's specified an plus to play and has done truthful overmuch for the game."

Nicklaus added, "Just immoderate you request to assistance you and get back, due to the fact that I deliberation play needs him, and we'd emotion to person him back."

Woods was granted support connected April 1 to question retired of the state "to participate into broad inpatient treatment." It is believed helium is astatine a installation successful Switzerland.

Tiger Woods went done respective exercised earlier getting handcuffed. (Martin County Sheriff's Office)

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Authorities said successful a tribunal bid that a subpoena volition beryllium issued aboriginal this period for Woods' medicine cause records from Jan. 1 done the time of his crash.

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