Megyn Kelly Issues ‘Warning’ To Youth Sports Parents

Megyn Kelly has issued an important warning to youth sports parents in the wake of Tiger Woods’ arrest.

Woods, 50, was arrested on suspicion of DUI in Florida on Friday. He was involved in a rollover car accident. Woods, who was involved in a serious crash in 2021, is set to go to rehab abroad.

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It’s no secret that Woods was pushed, extremely hard, by his father growing up. He was on national TV as a 3-year-old, showing off his golf skills. He’s been a golf prodigy since he was a teenager.

Is that what is to blame for all of Tiger’s struggles? Probably not. But you can’t ignore the constant problems of people who became highly successful and highly famous when they were young.

Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News host, spoke out following Woods’ arrest.

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She’s warning youth sports parents to not make the same mistakes that Woods’ parents might have made.

“I think childhood was not an option for Tiger Woods,” Megyn posited. “He spent every waking minute on the golf course being pushed by his dad, then he made it huge at a young age… and then had physical ailments, which will come if you are that big an athlete… and now not only is he endangering himself… but it is endangering others repeatedly… And doesn’t seem to get it no matter how many stints in rehab, brushes with death, possible ends to his career come flashing before his very eyes.”

Kelly’s guest agreed.

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“This is how you build the best driver and the worst driver, simultaneously, in America,” Stu Burguiere said. “There are a lot of great things that come out of sports. I’m not going to deny that. I love sports. But wow, you could go the wrong direction, and you hate to see it with Tiger Woods… [because] he is really beloved. We really want the best, I think, for Tiger Woods.”

Kelly issued a warning to youth sports parents

Kelly thinks Woods should be a cautionary tale.

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“It is not to say, never put your kids in sports. Never drive them to be great athletes,” she said. “But I just think any parent who is really hoping for their kid to make it big as a star at a young age is asking for this… a total car crash – actually and metaphorically – in the not too distant future, as soon as they come of age, basically, and, in his case, ever since.”

This story was originally published by The Spun on Apr 2, 2026, where it first appeared in the Golf section. Add The Spun as a Preferred Source by clicking here.