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Tiger Woods arrested on DUI charge in Jupiter, Fla.

Pro golfer Tiger Woods has been arrested on a DUI charge in Jupiter, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office booking blotter.

According to the sheriff's office, Eldrick Tiger Woods was arrested early Monday by Jupiter police.

His mugshot was also released.

Jupiter, in northern Palm Beach County, is about 90 miles north of Miami. Woods has a home on Jupiter Island.

A spokeswoman for Jupiter Police said Woods was pulled over about 3 a.m. on Military Trail, just south of Indian Creek Parkway.

Woods was booked into the jail at 7:18 a.m. Monday and released at 10:50 a.m., the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

No further information was immediately released about the allegations against Woods.

Woods, the winner of 14 major championships, has been battling injuries in recent years. He had committed to play in the Honda Classic in Palm Beach Gardens in February but withdrew from the tournament because of ongoing back issues.

In April, he had back surgery that ensured he would be sidelined for all of golf's majors for a second straight year.

Woods, 41, posted an update on his physical condition to his website on Wednesday.

"It has been just over a month since I underwent fusion surgery on my back, and it is hard to express how much better I feel," he wrote. "It was instant nerve relief. I haven't felt this good in years."

Woods also wrote that, "as for returning to competitive golf, the long-term prognosis is positive."

In 2016, Woods and other golfers participated in a new video campaign by Discover The Palm Beaches, the county's official tourism marketing corporation.

Joining Woods was Jack Nicklaus, Ernie Els, Rickie Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Camilo Villegas and Daniel Berger. They all explained their favorite places and activities in the county.

Woods described an ideal day in The Palm Beaches.

"We can go scuba diving, spear fishing and play golf, then go to the restaurant at the very end of it and watch sports," Woods said.

He was referring to The Woods Jupiter, his restaurant in Harbourside Place, a shopping, dining and entertainment complex in downtown Jupiter.

Woods' previous brush with the law was his now infamous crash after Thanksgiving in 2009, which preceded revelations of his numerous extramarital affairs. Woods had crashed into a fire hydrant and a tree while leaving his mansion in Windermere at about 2:25 a.m.

His wife at the time, Elin Nordegren, smashed the window of his crashed SUV with a golf club and pulled him out of the damaged vehicle. When police arrived Woods was lying on the ground, dazed and bleeding from his lips and with blood in his mouth and cuts on his face. The crash knocked Woods, then 33, unconscious and he was taken to a hospital in serious condition.

Investigators suspected Woods was under the influence when he crashed but an attempt to collect "medical blood results" was denied by state prosecutors because of "insufficient information." Florida Highway Patrol did not pursue a criminal case and Woods was ticketed for careless driving, fined $164 and received four points against his license.

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