Tiger Woods (USA) unexpectedly fell into controversy over gender discrimination in the first tournament of this season in February.
On the first day of the Genesis Invitational on the PGA Tour, Woods played the match in a friendly atmosphere with his close friends, Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) and Justin Thomas (USA).
The problem occurred in hole 9 (par 4, 468 yards). Woods, who was the honor, hit the tee shot first. The well-hit ball flew 323 yards and landed in the middle of the fairway.
McIlroy, who was next, missed the club and dropped the ball into the right rough from 305 yards. Finally, Thomas swung hard, but the ball wound to the left flew about 313 yards and landed in the left rough.
It was then. Woods suddenly approached Thomas, who was walking after 스푸닝은지 his tee shot, with a nonchalant expression on his face, and handed him something with his left hand. Thomas looked bewildered at first, but after checking the object Woods handed him, he threw it to the floor in amazement. The two walked the fairway hugging each other and giggling.
This scene, which was also caught on a relay broadcast, was so fleeting that it was difficult to know the details of what happened. However, the truth was revealed when a photo taken by a nearby camera reporter was released on social media. What Woods handed over was none other than women's sanitary products. Woods made fun of Thomas, who was younger than himself and hit the driver short. It means 'weak like a girl'.
Criticism rained down. A columnist for USA Today, an American daily newspaper, criticized Woods, 47, who has a 15-year-old daughter, for playing an anachronistic prank that an immature teenager would commit. The LA Times also pointed out that Woods had to think and act once more before committing such a childish prank at a tournament he hosted, and that he should apply a higher standard to himself as a player representing golf. As the strong negative public opinion continued, Woods finished the round the next day and apologized, saying, "It was done for fun among more info friends, and I'm sorry to everyone who hurt me unintentionally."