U.S. President Donald Trump on ​Wednesday praised Tiger Woods after the golfer said he would ‌seek treatment and focus on his health after facing DUI charges from his rollover crash in Florida last week.

"It's a good thing that he's doing, ​but he's going to end up being terrific. He's ​a great guy," Trump told Reuters in an interview.

"He's ⁠one of the greatest people I've known. He's a great ​champion... he'll be fine," Trump added. "He's going to be terrific."

On Tuesday, ​Woods announced he was "stepping away" for treatment. The 15-time major champion was arrested last Friday on a charge of driving under the influence after his ​Land Rover rolled over on a two-lane road near his ​Jupiter Island home. No one was injured.

His next court appearance was scheduled ‌for ⁠May 5.

Trump, an avid golfer who owns a string of golf resorts, last year played with Woods — considered the greatest golfer of his generation — at his club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Last year, he met with Woods in Washington to resolve a schism in professional golf between the PGA Tour and the Saudi-backed upstart LIV Golf.

Last year, Woods announced that he was in ​a relationship ⁠with Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

In 2019, the Republican president awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom — the nation's ⁠highest ​civilian honour — during his first term ​in the White House after the golfer won his fifth Masters title that year.