The junior, who was respected by Woods, also criticized "My hero?" A man almost died, a selfish man."

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While Tiger Woods (51), the "golf emperor," was arrested on charges of drinking and drug driving (DUI), fellow golfer Jason Day (39), who has always considered him an idol, left a bitter comment.

"While Woods, who was arrested on charges of DUI in Florida, left for Switzerland for rehabilitation treatment, Day strongly criticized Woods' actions ahead of the Masters as 'selfish,'" the British Daily Mail reported on the 7th (local time).

Florida police judged that Woods was unable to drive normally when he hit a trailer with a Land Rover vehicle he was driving on a residential road on the 27th of last month. Police found two painkillers in Woods' pocket. Woods was briefly imprisoned after being arrested for refusing a urine test, but later pleaded not guilty and left for Switzerland with permission to receive treatment outside the United States.

Day, who is preparing to play in this week's Masters, made sharp criticism against Woods. "Woods is just a human being who is struggling like everyone else, and this is unfortunate," Day said. "But it is difficult to understand that the act of putting others at risk by taking the wheel is somewhat selfish."

"Considering Woods' strong will and past status, he seems to believe he can control almost everything. That's probably why he's behind the wheel while he's drunk to some extent," he added.

Day, the winner of the 2015 PGA Championship, expressed his respect as well as his bitter words. He said, "Woods is my hero in the past and now. "The reason I play golf is because of this Masters tournament and Woods," he said. "It's really hard to watch him go through an ordeal in a focused gaze."

It will not be easy to handle people's mixed views while having them all. Someone hopes for his failure and someone hopes for success, he said. "I'm glad he's getting help from an expert now, and I hope he can overcome this situation and come back better."

Woods suffered a serious injury to his right leg in a car rollover accident in Los Angeles in 2021. Last year, he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, and he had already had his seventh back surgery before he turned 50.

Meanwhile, this is not the first time Woods has been involved in a car accident. In 2021, a vehicle overturned while driving more than 80 miles in a 45-mile speed limit, seriously injuring it to the point of leg amputation. In 2017, he was arrested on charges of DUI after being found asleep in a car with the engine turned on. In 2009, his ex-wife Elin Nordegren rescued him by breaking a window with a golf club after an accident involving a fire hydrant and a tree near his home.

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