Opinion: Tiger Woods' career is done

OPINION: If you didn't believe it before, after recent events, you can believe it now - Tiger Woods' career is done.

Woods was arrested early Monday morning (local time) for driving under the influence. The 41-year-old's excuse? 

He released a statement claiming it wasn't alcohol but rather an "unexpected reaction to prescribed medications".

If a picture tells a 1000 words, then in his mug shot read a novel - a novel that tells the story of a man who was once  invincible, a sporting legend and an all-time great. But now, he is a disgrace.

Looking at his face, and into his eyes, you can almost read the sadness, the regret and the shame.

This is the man who built a reputation as the perfect family man - a guy everybody wanted to be.

Now, nobody wants to be like Tiger.

Opinion: Tiger Woods' career is done

His fall from grace has been long and painful one which has lasted since 2008, the last time he won a golfing major.

The American has competed in only 19 events on the PGA Tour since the end of 2013, recording just one top-10 final along with seven missed cuts and three withdrawals.

Unfortunately, these are the things Tiger will be remembered for - not the 14 majors or the 79 PGA tour victories, or the record-breaking 683 weeks he spent as world number one.

Tiger is damaged goods, his back injuries have played a part in his downfall on the course, and he is mentally beaten off it.

As a sports fan, it'd be great to see Tiger defy the odds and win his 15th major, just three shy of record-holder and all-time great Jack Nicklaus.

After the last 12 months, it's now more likely Nicklaus will win another major again before Tiger does.

He's had numerous chances to quit golf while he was still a respectable player and a person of high regard.

That ship has long sailed.

Ben Francis is a digital producer for Newshub.