Jack Nicklaus on Tiger Woods: 'He needs a lot of support'

Published May. 30, 2017 4:02 p.m. ET

Nick Schwartz

Golf legend Jack Nicklaus offered his support to Tiger Woods in the wake of Woods' shocking DUI arrest in Florida early Monday morning.

Woods was discovered asleep at the wheel with his car stopped in the right lane of a road. Woods said in a statement that his impairment was the result of medication, and that no alcohol was involved. The police report showed that Tiger blew 0.0 on a breath test, and that his vehicle had "fresh" damage and two flat tires.

Speaking to the media ahead of his annual Memorial Tournament in Ohio, Nicklaus said that he wishes Woods well.

Via USA TODAY:

"I’m a fan of Tiger’s. I’m a friend of Tiger’s. And I feel bad for him. I think that he's struggling. And I wish him well. I hope he gets out of it and I hope he plays golf again. He needs a lot of support from a lot of people. And I'll be one of them.”