Tiger Woods has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence, but agreed to enter a rehabilitation programme that would see the charge dropped later this year.
Douglas Duncan, the attorney for the 41-year-old golf superstar, entered the plea.
Woods did not appear at the Palm Beach County courthouse.
Prosecutor Adrienne Ellis said Woods has agreed to plead guilty to reckless driving at an October 25 hearing and enter the county’s programme for first-time DUI offenders.
“He is not being treated any different than anyone else,” Ms Ellis said.
Tiger Woods agreed to enter a programme (Kamran Jebreili/AP)
Mr Duncan declined comment as he left the courthouse.
Under the plea deal, prosecutors would drop the DUI charge from his arrest in May when he was found asleep in his Mercedes-Benz, apparently under the influence of a prescription painkiller and an anti-insomnia drug.
No alcohol was found in his system.
In the rehabilitation programme, Woods will spend a year on probation, pay a 250 US dollars (£193) fine and court costs, attend DUI school, perform 50 hours of community service, attend a workshop where victims of impaired drivers detail how their lives were damaged and other conditions.
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— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) July 3, 2017
Since the programme began four years ago, almost 2,400 defendants have enrolled, according to the Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office.
If convicted of DUI, Woods would have faced a fine of between 500 (£385) and 1,000 (£770) US dollars, had his car impounded for 10 days and other conditions.
He also could have been jailed for up to six months, although that was unlikely, received probation and lost his driver’s licence for six months to a year.
Woods was arrested at 2am on May 29 about 15 miles from his home in Jupiter, Florida, when officers found him unconscious in his Mercedes-Benz, which was parked awkwardly on the side of the road and had damage to the driver’s side.
It is not clear how he damaged the car. Officers checked the area but did not find that he had hit anything.
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— Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) June 19, 2017
Woods did not know where he was when asked by officers, and he stumbled and swayed through a field sobriety test, police dashboard camera video showed.
Woods told officers he was taking the painkiller Vicodin and Xanax, which treats anxiety and insomnia, to cope with his fourth back surgery in April.
Woods announced last month he had completed treatment at an out-of-state clinic to deal with his use of prescription medications.
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