Mindy Lawton, Tiger Woods' Alleged Mistress Was Jailed - 10 Facts

The legendary American professional golf player, Tiger Woods is known all over the world for his incredible feats on the golf court. He has achieved unbelievable success and is considered to be one of the greatest golfers of all time. Interestingly, he is also well known for his secret extramarital affairs with quite a number of ladies and this is no longer news to his fans anymore. One of the ladies he was allegedly involved with was Mindy Lawton, a 34-year old restaurant waitress. She claimed she had a 2-year affair with the golfer in 2016.

Lawton began her affair with Woods after his regular visits to her workplace. One thing led to another and they kickstarted their romance. According to Lawton, their relationship settled into a routine and her feelings for him grew stronger but in a twinkle of an eye, everything vanished and they went their separate ways. She opened up about her alleged affair with the golf star in 2009

Tiger Woods initially denied all the claims but after intense media speculations, he released a statement on December 11, 2009, admitting to infidelity and he apologized and later announced that he would take an indefinite break from playing golf professionally. After his admission to the allegations of the extramarital affair, several companies reevaluated their relationship with him. He later announced that he had undertaken a 45-day therapy program.

Mindy Lawton Was Sent To Prison For Driving Under The Influence

Mindy Lawton’s affair with Tiger Woods shot her to prominence. Everyone wanted to know about the woman who had an affair with Tiger Woods, the golf legend. This meant that everything she did came under public scrutiny as tabloids struggled to get hold of information about her. This is why when she was sent to jail, it made headlines.

In 2009, Lawton was arrested and charged with DUI (driving under the influence). Eventually, she was jailed for the offense in 2011. The Orange County judge Alan Apte sentenced her to 363 days in jail after which she would serve five years’ probation, loss of her license for 180 days and she would also perform 50 hours of community service after her release.

Mindy Lawton’s mug sho after her arrest for DUI

Besides her affairs with Tiger Woods, there is no much detail about the Perkins waitress and what she might be up to now.

10 Interesting Facts You Need To Know About Mindy Lawton

1. = She worked at a restaurant

Lawton was earning $8 an hour while she was working at the Perkins restaurant and bakery manager in Orlando which was a favorite spot for the golfer and his close friends every morning after practice sessions close to his Florida home.

2. = She is not the only woman to have an affair with Woods

Mindy Lawton is actually the fifth lady to come out and claim she had an affair with the professional golf player, Tiger Woods. She claimed the golfer dumped her in May 2007 before he started another affair with cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs.

3. = When she started seeing Woods

She started seeing woods in 2006 and he took her out to the blue martini bar before he took her back to his mansion.

4. = The media was all after her affair with Woods

A surveillance team of reporters and photographers from one of the biggest selling tabloid magazines in America recorded every move of Lawson and Woods’s secret affair.

Tiger Woods was married to his then-wife, Elin Nordegren when he had an affair with Mindy Lawton

5. = She used to serve Woods and his wife

Mindy Lawton used to serve Woods and his wife Elin Nordegren, a Swedish former model breakfast at the restaurant close to his Isleworth home. she claimed she figured the couple was in a loveless relationship. Woods and his wife later divorced after 7 years of marriage.

6. = She described her sex life with Woods

Mindy Lawton described her sex life with Tiger Woods. According to her, she had rough sex with the pro golfer in different locations such as the kitchen in his house, in his car, garage but never in his master bedroom.

7. = Woods did not buy her many things

While she was with Woods, she claimed he only bought her dinner only once, and aside from that, she said he never bought her anything.

8. = When Tiger Woods left her

Lawton was already falling in love with Tiger Woods before he left her after his wife gave birth to their first child, Sam. Lawton believed he was with her because he was not getting what he wanted from his wife while she was pregnant.

9. = She opened up to a London tabloid

The 34-year old waitress made headlines in 2019 when she gave a vivid and graphic explanation of her alleged affair with Tiger Woods. She disclosed every detail of the affair to a London-based tabloid newspaper. A search for name produced about 720,000 hits on google and the relationship story was reported by over 600 newspapers, magazines, and other media channels.

10. = Details about her arrest for DUI

When she was arrest for DUI, the court recorded her blood alcohol level to be at 0.18 after she crashed her Sedan into another car on January 10, 200 the driver Louis Ramirez Jr. whom she ran into sustained several injuries including broken ribs, back, memory loss and other facial injuries. The intoxication is defined by Florida state law as 0.08% and even higher.