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Tiger Woods has obtained a combined response after handing Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him in the course of the Genesis Invitational.
Woods, who was making his return to top-level motion for the primary time since July, could possibly be seen handing the product to Thomas as they walked off the ninth tee within the first spherical.
Thomas instantly threw it on the ground whereas Woods could possibly be seen laughing as he put his arm round his enjoying associate.
“If anybody tries to cancel Tiger over this we riot. It is humorous,” Paige Spiranac, a well known social media influencer, wrote on Twitter.
“I want a LIV vs PGA tour Ryder Cup kind occasion simply so Tiger may give Phil (Mickelson) a tampon after outdriving him.”
Others have been much less impressed with Woods’s humorousness, although, with famend sports activities journalist Rick Reilly writing: “All his humor is gross and tops out at seventh grade.”
British sky sports activities presenter Sarah Stir stated the incident was “disappointing” and “crass”, saying: “To me it was laddy, blokey behaviour, passing him the tampon successfully saying, ‘I’ve outdriven you’, ‘you are driving the ball like a lady’.
“I am shocked probably the most recognizable golfer on the planet has put himself on this place to be uncovered on this method.”
Woods was not requested concerning the incident following his opening spherical of 69 at Riviera however the third member of his group, world No.2 Rory McIlroy, admitted he had not loved being outdriven by the 47-year-old.
“I will go work on the vary,” McIlroy stated after his 67.
“I put my driver up a click on in loft firstly of the week, I may need to show it again down once more. I do not like him hitting it by me.”
Woods was recovering from a fifth again surgical procedure when he crashed his automotive in Los Angeles two days after the Genesis Invitational in February 2021, struggling a number of fractures of his proper leg and ankle.
After being sidelined for 14 months, Woods returned to motion within the 2022 Masters and made the minimize at Augusta Nationwide and within the following month’s US PGA Championship, however withdrew following the third spherical.
The 15-time main winner missed the minimize within the Open at St Andrews and needed to withdraw from the Hero World Problem within the first week of December after creating plantar fasciitis in his proper foot.
Later that month he did play a made-for-TV exhibition over 12 holes and the PNC Championship along with his son Charlie, though in each occasions he was allowed to trip in a cart.
