Matthew Giles Arrested: Australian Golfer Accused Of DUI After Crashing Into Arizona House

GILBERT, Ariz. -- Authorities say Australian pro golfer Matthew Giles has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he crashed his car into a home southeast of Phoenix.

A Gilbert police report says Giles was "travelling at a very high rate of speed and tried to make a left turn" when he lost control of his car and it crashed into a single-family home Monday night.

Police say the accident ruptured a natural gas line, but there were no reported injuries.

They say Giles was given sobriety tests at the crash scene and results are expected in about two weeks.

Giles finished 66th in the Nationwide Tour's TPC Stonebrae Championship in California the day before the crash.

The 22-year-old Giles is a native of Sydney, but the former University of Southern California star lives in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale.

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Comments

[doobasdad]

12:10 PM on 04/24/2012

Drop within 2 club lengths, one stroke penalty.

[iuriggs6]

08:25 AM on 04/21/2012

Well, he was 111th in driving accuracy on tour last year.

[Theo White]

07:53 PM on 04/20/2012

I believe he misunderstood the meaning of "tour card".

[SeattleHome]

02:11 PM on 04/20/2012

I wonder if he was driving a Four-d?

[alpabets]

12:08 PM on 04/20/2012

did he ask first if he could play through..

[newworldman777]

11:44 AM on 04/20/2012

C'mon, folks, give 'em a break. He's an Aussie. This is common behavior in the land down under. They don't consider you to be a real man unless you knock back a few pints o' brew at any given outing.

[MichaelMC]

11:41 AM on 04/20/2012

He should have used his driver.

[Dakotadude]

11:39 AM on 04/20/2012

Hole in one-house. (golf clap)

[LogicalMathMan]

10:50 AM on 04/20/2012

AZ police did not ask this Australian for his papers and ex-state-senator Pearce and Sherriff Arpaio averred that this is not the kind of White man they had in mind when they built those private prisons.

[newworldman777]

11:46 AM on 04/20/2012

If they really failed to demand to see his papers verifying his "legal immigration status," then everything that we have been saying about this racist state is true.

[rodeman]

01:02 PM on 04/20/2012

Touche LMM, right on the money.

[LogicalMathMan]

03:05 AM on 04/21/2012

lol..ty

[FreedomFighter2012]

10:47 AM on 04/20/2012

Why does everything happen in Arizona?

[uaskigyrl]

11:43 AM on 04/20/2012

The heat fries everyone's brains...

[alpabets]

12:09 PM on 04/20/2012

don't forget Florida

[mosttruthful]

10:46 AM on 04/20/2012

Sobriety test takes 2 weeks??

[3daywkend]

10:32 AM on 04/20/2012

Finished 66th on the Nationwide Tour (minor leagues) and lives in Scottsdale? Maybe I should take up golf.

[VoodooDoll]

10:27 AM on 04/20/2012

I'm not surprised.I had the misfortune of living in AZ for a couple of years.The only things to do are--- get drunk by a pool,get drunk at a cheap casino,or get drunk on a golf course----

[uaskigyrl]

11:45 AM on 04/20/2012

I'm from there, you forgot "get drunk on the Salt River"...but, ya, that about sums it up...

[amy carson]

10:25 AM on 04/20/2012

2 weeks before the sobriety test is back?

[nanette755]

09:16 AM on 04/24/2012

I haven't read this one, but, if a driver refuses to do the requested breathalyzer test, a quick warrant can cause blood to be drawn and those tests at crime labs can take up to, sometimes a little longer, two weeks. It often depends on labs being backed up and understaffed, often overwhelmed by size of coverage area.

[PiratesForObama]

10:17 AM on 04/20/2012

Crikey !
I am not used to all these hazards of the road.