Tiger Woods is facing backlash after handing fellow golfer Justin Thomas a tampon after outdriving him during the Genesis Invitational.During the Los Angeles tournament on Thursday, February 16, the 82-time PGA Tour winner, 47, drove his ball 323 yards down the green, while Thomas, 29, came up around 20 yards short.
As the golfers made their way down the course to retrieve the balls, Woods slyly handed his competitor a tampon. Thomas immediately tossed it to the ground.“Just wtf was Tiger Woods thinking?” one Twitter user responded to Woods’ joke. “As if the classless and sexist overtones weren’t bad enough, it’s simply not funny. #GenesisInvitational.”In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies“Tiger woods is a sexist pig,” another person tweeted. “Confirms what I’ve always thought.
Tiger Woods is an extremely weird 4 year old,” wrote another social media user.Others, however, came to the athlete’s defense. “@TigerWoods handing @JustinThomas34 a tampon mid round yesterday after he out drove him after not playing competitive golf for nearly a year was hilarious, seriously [people] are so soft!
Laugh! It’s funny and it’s Tiger, he’s having fun you should too,” one fan tweeted.Another wrote, “You think tiger woods actually dislikes women bc he made this joke?
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