Vanessa Trump’s non-negotiable rehab rules for Tiger Woods and strict ‘no bull****’ clause revealed by friends… as golf great ‘prepares to leave America’ after DUI arrest
Tiger Woods has one final chance to save his relationship with Vanessa Trump and has to get his upcoming rehab stint right if he wants to keep her, according to multiple sources close to the couple.
Woods’ life was turned upside down on Friday when he flipped his SUV, was arrested for DUI and spent eight hours behind bars, with the golf legend breaking his silence yesterday to reveal he plans to ‘step away and seek treatment’.
The Daily Mail understands he has now found a suitable rehab facility, with a judge on Wednesday granting him permission to leave Florida, and a source close to the pair has revealed Vanessa’s make-or-break rules if Tiger wants to keep her.
‘She had specific criteria,’ the friend told us. ‘This has to be a real rehab: doctors, counsellors. Obviously there’s a big physical component… these are prescribed drugs for legitimate pain and sleeping issues. This isn’t meth. So this has to be doctor supervised. It’s pain management gone awry.
‘But she set a hard line: Fix this, and fix it permanently. She’s not like other girlfriends. She required it and it was non-negotiable. And he loves her and wants to be with her, so he is willing to do it.’
Woods, who is worth an estimated $1.5 billion, is expected to undergo treatment outside of the United States due to privacy concerns, TMZ reported on Wednesday.
Tiger Woods, 50, stands by his overturned vehicle in Jupiter Island shortly before his arrest
Vanessa Trump has told her boyfriend that he must get better or risk her walking away
But as one source close to Vanessa told the Daily Mail, wherever that is must be a legitimate rehab center.
‘She doesn’t want it to be a bulls*** country club,’ the source said. ‘She’s not looking to send him off to bootcamp, but the rehab has to be tough love. It has to work. Long-term.
‘Vanessa gives one chance for this stuff. This is it. She won’t do this again.’
A second source close to Tiger explained that the 15-time major champion has found a facility and will soon begin his rehabilitation – the second stint he has undergone in the wake of a car crash.
‘He found a place that can help him,’ they explained. ‘It’s got all the criteria he needs. I won’t get into specifics, but it’s a good thing. He’ll be in good hands.
‘And he really does want to get better. He wants to be the best dad, the best boyfriend, the best man. He will be fine.’
Woods is charged with misdemeanor DUI with property damage and refusal to submit to a lawful test after allegedly declining to submit a urine sample to police.
Woods was driven home from jail by a friend after being bailed out late Friday night
Trump has told Woods his rehab must be ‘tough love’ and not a ‘bulls*** country club’
Although he passed a breathalyzer test at the scene of the crash, officers said he was traveling at ‘high speeds’ and ‘showed signs of impairment’ after climbing out of the passenger window of his wrecked vehicle.
Woods also admitted to handling his phone at the time of the crash, according to police.
The Daily Mail previously spoke to a source close to the couple who revealed Vanessa was waiting for Woods when he returned home from the Martin County Public Safety Complex, where the pair then endured a long night of crunch talks.
‘She’s not happy at all,’ the source explained over the weekend. ‘She’s both disappointed and a little bit p**sed, if I’m being honest. It’s a definite red flag and she told him that he’s going to get this sorted out, and that she’s going to require that. He has to get things under control, or she’s not going to stick around.’
Their showdown talks came after cops released a remarkable mugshot to the public shortly after 10pm on Friday.
An arrest affidavit seen by the Daily Mail also 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 golf legend’s last rollover crash came in 2021, when he was seen speeding in LA County
After his 2017 arrest, Woods was found with five drugs in his system, including two painkillers
Friday’s crash was just the latest driving drama for Woods.
The 15-time major winner was previously arrested for DUI in Jupiter, Florida nine years ago.
Then, in 2021, Woods famously crashed his SUV in Los Angeles County, although he was never administered a blood or urine test in the wake of that one-car collision. Authorities claimed Woods was driving at around 80mph, nearly twice the legal limit, at the time of that crash.
Woods’ most notorious car crash took place in November of 2009, when he rammed his Cadillac Escalade into a fire hydrant, tree and several hedges near his home. Later, multiple reports claimed his then-wife Elin Nordegren was pursuing him with a golf club after learning about his infidelities.
