Tiger Woods Update Emerges Amid Ongoing Legal Battle

Tiger Woods' legal team is pushing back against the prosecution's attempt to subpoena the golfer's prescription drug records.

Douglas Duncan, the same Florida-based attorney who represented Woods after his first DUI arrest in 2017, says his client has the constitutional right to keep his prescription drug records private.

Duncan requested a hearing to determine wether access to Woods' prescription drug records are relevant to the case.

"This right is admittedly not absolute should the State show the relevance of the records to its criminal investigation and thus warrant intrusion into Mr. Woods' privacy,"

Woods was involved in a roll-over car crash on March 21, which ultimately resulted in his DUI arrest. Arresting officers cited signs of impairment, and found two loose pills in his pocket.

Woods is charged with misdemeanor DUI, refusal to submit a lawful test and distracted driving. The 15-time major champion pleaded not guilty on March 31.

Woods announced in a statement that he's stepping away from golf and the public eye to focus on his health. He reportedly checked into a comprehensive in-patient facility in Switzerland earlier this month.

If prosecutors are allowed to obtain Woods' drug records, Duncan asks that those records not be shared with any third parties.

"The records shall not be disclosed to any third parties, including Order prohibiting dissemination of the records by the State in response to any public records request," Duncan wrote. "If and when it becomes necessary for the State to publicly disclose said records or any portion of said records, that a hearing must be held to determine the necessity of said disclosure."