Where to, Tiger Woods? | GQ
“And you’re going to recite the entire English alphabet in a slow non-rhythmic manner,” he was told. “Meaning you’re not going to sing it, okay? Do you understand the instructions?” “I do,” Woods said. “Okay,” said the officer. “What were the instructions?” And that is where it all fell completely apart. “Not to sing the national anthem backwards,” said Woods, with apparent confidence. “Not to sing the national anthem backwards?” the officer repeated. “Right,” Woods confirmed. Woods had stated, when questioned, that he had earlier taken some medications, and at the jail, where he slumps against a wall, he consented to a urine test. When the results came back, detected in his system were hydrocodone and hydromorphone (both potent opioids), alprazolam and alpha-hydroxy alprazolam (the central ingredient and breakdown product of Xanax), zolpidem (the sedative found in Ambien), and delta-9-carboxy THC (the breakdown product from THC consumption). By then Woods had already issued a statement apologizing for the events of that night. “I understand the severity of what I did and I take full responsibility …








