Tiger Woods almost had me fooled

[snowybirdie]

Thought he was a changed man and was rehabilitating his anti woman persona after his womanizing, divorce and accident. But look what he does now!

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/feb/17/tiger-woods-hands-tampon-to-justin-thomas-golf-genesis-invitational

[montanacowboy]

1. I wouldn't piss on Tiger Woods

if he was on fire. He is a disgusting individual, wife beater, cheater, pill popper.

[brush]

3. Definitely not a nice guy but I've never heard of him being a wife beater.

Where did you get that info?

And if I recall correctly, didn't his wife attack him with a 6 iron after the fender bender car accident when they were on the verge of breaking up?

[Casady1]

26. Where is your proof

that he is a wife beater. Asking for a friend.

[LakeArenal]

2. Yeah.... Mr Lake carries tampons around when he's under pressure

Don’t we all. .🙄🤨

Geez Tiger grow up.

[Casady1]

4. Geez

You never gave your friends a hard time.

[rubbersole]

5. He probably is the greatest golfer ever.

And I respect that incredible talent. He has always been a pouty asshole. Misogyny is his middle name. Playing golf with tfg speaks volumes. I'm surprised he didn't take the hundreds of millions offered to play on the LIV circuit. His 'brand' is probably worth more. He will always be in the press and at this stage of his life don't expect a lot to change.

[Casady1]

7. Because

believe or not thanks the PGA for his success.

[rubbersole]

12. Business managers protect his brand.

It's their job. tfg and the Saudis are toxic and getting worse. He is beholden to the PGA as were the others that didn't resist money that was probably more than they could ever expect to win in prize money through the rest of their careers on the PGA Tour. Phil Mickelson has ended his endorsement value for $200mil in bonesaw money. Kinda looks like he doesn't care about his former All American good guy reputation because it's gone forever.

[Casady1]

13. To me the biggest loser

is Cameron Smith. He had a great a career in front of him. Ricky Fowler could have gone as his advertising dollars have dried up yet he didn't.

[rubbersole]

17. I agree 100 %.

Cam Smith is the best golfer to go to the LIV. Shame. I loved watching him play. Not anymore.

[Casady1]

30. Genisis

Tiger's gift to the PGA. The buzz is killing LIV. They have to be jealous.

[Casady1]

8. Let's walk through this

Did he advertise it? Did he not conceal it and some cameraman take the picture and blew it up? It was an inside joke between 2 people.

[snowybirdie]

10. Ask his daughter

How she feels.

[Casady1]

11. Would his daughter have

known if some photographer had not taken the picture and published it. Are we not allowed to make jokes between ourselves?

[SunSeeker]

16. Tiger did it on the course in front of fans, in a tournament Tiger was hosting.

https://ktla.com/news/california/tiger-woods-slammed-for-passing-tampon-to-justin-thomas-after-outdriving-him/

You'd think he would have shown better judgment. Tiger was the tournament’s host. He was supposed to be setting the sportsmanship example.

Tiger brought this tampon with him in hopes of having the opportunity to hand it to Thomas when he outplays Thomas. What was the "inside joke"? That playing poorly, or being beat by Tiger, means you're a woman? Sexist much?

[SunSeeker]

9. The guy he handed the tampon to had to apologize for a homophobic slur in 2021.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/jan/10/justin-thomas-apologises-for-using-homophobic-slur-golf

But Tiger is twice his age. You'd think he would have wised up by now. But no.

[Casady1]

15. Are we not allowed

to make inside jokes among our friends? He did not advertise it. Some photographer took a picture and published it. This is where we get a bad name. Sometimes let people have their own interpersonal relationships.

[SunSeeker]

18. This was not done in private.

See my response to you above. https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1204&pid=90348

And considering Thomas got in trouble for a homophobic slur shouted on the course in 2021, Tiger was not being much of a "friend" to him by bringing him into another sexist display on the course, in front of fans, in 2023.

[Casady1]

19. It was done in a slight of hand

look at the photo. Would anyone know if that picture wasn't published?

[SunSeeker]

20. I did look at the photo. It's obvious he's handing him a Tampax tampon.

The fans there saw it, as noted in the article. Then Thomas threw the tampon on the ground, where everyone could see it. No "slight of hand" there. So yes, everyone in the vicinity knew, well before the picture was published. That's how it made the news.

It was a stupid, immature sexist move by a grown ass man who should have known better. And he did no favors to his friend Thomas by doing that.

[Casady1]

23. Actually

I saw the video. He handed it to him on the fairway and Thomas threw it down on the fairway. It is not as you described. Neither made it a show in front of the standing gallery. You should watch it.

[SunSeeker]

29. There were fans on the fairway looking at them, for fuck's sake.

The fans are right there, in the picture.

Link to tweet

And it was reported that the fans saw it:

Tiger Woods apologized Friday after he was seen by spectators handing a tampon to fellow golfer Justin Thomas during the Genesis Invitational at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California.

https://ktla.com/news/california/tiger-woods-slammed-for-passing-tampon-to-justin-thomas-after-outdriving-him/


And as others have said in this thread, regardless of whether everyone saw it or not, it was an immature, sexist thing to do. I mean, think about what the joke is, and what the punchline is. Tell me how that's not sexist.

[True Dough]

27. If Tiger really wanted to ensure that the "joke" was kept private

He would have done it in the clubhouse, away from the cameras (not that it would have changed the fact it was a gesture made in poor taste). Tiger has been on the pro tour for decades. He's well aware of how nothing a high-profile player does goes unnoticed.

He showed a lack of judgement, yet again.

[True Dough]

28. That's definitely part of it

Eldrick "Tiger" Woods is 47 years old now. He's no immature kid. He's an immature adult who should know better, especially after his antics of the past.

[twodogsbarking]

14. An asshole move to say the least.

[Auggie]

21. Woods has been dead to me after how he treated Elin Nordegren

[Casady1]

25. He seems to

have a good relationship with his kid’s and Elin today.

[Rebl2]

22. I for

one have never understood why after what he did to his wife and children, why anyone would accept him back. Hate how they all gush all over him on these network morning shows-talking to you today show. You idiots want to joke around, do it in private, not the course.

[Casady1]

24. His kid's like him

and he seems to have a rather good relationship with Elin.