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Rory McIlroy fumes at Irish Open officials for not using ‘common se

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Rory McIlroy fumes at Irish Open officials for not using ‘common sense’ in frustrating round

Rory McIlroy voiced his frustration after officials placed his group on the clock for slow play during the final three holes of his opening round at the Irish Open, as he steps up his preparations for the Ryder Cup.

The Masters champion was sailing smoothly on day one at the K Club, sitting comfortably at three-under-par as he approached those concluding three holes, with massive crowds following his every shot throughout the morning. However, things took a turn for the worse when his threesome, including Thriston Lawrence and Kristoffer Reitan, found themselves battling the clock for the second time during their round.

McIlroy, who has offered his verdict on playing at one of Donald Trump’s courses, paid a hefty price for the added pressure, dropping shots on the seventh and eighth holes – his 16th and 17th of the day – falling to one-under-par and sliding beyond the top 20.

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“In all honesty, I felt a little rushed out there for the last 12 holes. We got put on the clock pretty early,” he said. “And then the first official went away, and then we were put on the clock for the last three holes to try to make time up.

“And it’s hard because you feel a bit rushed, you’re playing some tough holes, and we obviously, our group, have to deal with a lot more than any other group on the course. So it’s understandable that we lose time.”

McIlroy contends that, considering his position as the tournament’s highest-ranked player and regular star of prime-time television broadcasts, officials should show him greater leniency. “I feel like any time I either come back to Europe or I play in some of these like one, two, three in the world type groups, we’re always put on the clock for that reason,” he said.

“So I got a little frustrated the last few holes because I feel like it always happens and I don’t think they use sort of common sense in terms of, well, of course we’re going to lose ground because we’re going to have to wait on crowds and wait on the two camera crews that are out there.

“And, you know, there’s just a lot more going on with our group than any of the other groups on the course, and sometimes I feel like they have to give us a little bit of leeway and use a bit of common sense.”

The paradox is that McIlroy, recognized for his brisk tempo on the course, feels unjustly targeted, admitting that he “lost my s—-” with a PGA Tour official at the Players Championship earlier this year.

During Thursday’s 7th hole, for example, both Lawrence, who secured the Swiss Open last week, and Reitan found themselves in the water.

McIlroy explained: “Yeah, and then obviously they’re taking their time, whatever, and I was in my mind like, ‘Oh, do I just go first to try to save a bit of time here?'”.

“But not really, you can still wait your turn. So it wasn’t really that, I guess it was more I just felt because it’s happened to me quite a lot before in these sort of big groups who want to come back to Europe and play, I felt like I just let it agitate me a little bit.”

At the Straffan venue in County Kildare, Spain’s Nacho Elvira is leading the field with a six-under-par after carding a 66, while Shane Lowry is leading the Irish charge with a three-under-par 69, finishing strong with three birdies in his last six holes.

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Tiger Woods handed major new golf role amid doubts he’ll ever pla

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Tiger Woods handed major new golf role amid doubts he’ll ever play again

Tiger Woods has been put in charge of a bold PGA Tour overhaul that could reshape the future of golf.

On Wednesday, the PGA Tour announced that Woods will chair a ‘Future Competition Committee,’ tasked with reimagining how the tour runs its tournaments.

The nine-member panel is being framed as a fresh start for a sport still fractured by the rise of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf League.

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‘This is about shaping the next era of the PGA Tour,’ Woods said in a statement posted onto social media.

The move gives the 15-time major winner a leading voice at a pivotal moment, even as he remains sidelined from competition with a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Brian Rolapp, three weeks into his role as the tour’s first CEO, said the committee would have a clean sheet to consider changes that uphold traditions without being tied to them.

Rolapp didn’t have details on several issues he faces as he takes over for Jay Monahan, including the future of a sport that has been splintered by Saudi money that created the rival LIV Golf League and lured away a number of top players.

The PGA Tour’s negotiations with the Public Investment Fund have stalled, and Rolapp did not make that sound as if it were a top priority when asked about the fans’ desire to see all the best players together more often.

‘I’m going to focus on what I can control,’ Rolapp said. ‘I would offer to you that the best collection of golfers in the world are on the PGA Tour. I think there´s a bunch of metrics that demonstrate that, from rankings to viewership to whatever you want to pick. I´m going to lean into that and strengthen that.

‘I will also say that to the extent we can do anything that´s going to further strengthen the PGA Tour, we´ll do that,’ he said. ‘And I´m interested in exploring whatever strengthens the PGA Tour.’

Woods, who has played only 10 times on the PGA Tour since his February 2021 car crash and has been out all of this year with a ruptured Achilles tendon, already serves on the PGA Tour board without a term limit.

Now he will lead five players from the board – Patrick Cantlay, Adam Scott, Camilo Villegas, Maverick McNealy and Keith Mitchell – along with three from the business side. That includes baseball executive Theo Epstein.

The tour released a 2026 schedule on Tuesday that adds another $20 million signature event, this one to Trump National Doral, as part of a 35-event schedule from January through August. Rolapp said the simplicity was mostly about connecting the regular season to the postseason.

He referred to the committee’s work as a ‘holistic relook of how we compete on the tour’ during the regular season, postseason and offseason.

‘The goal is not incremental change,’ he said. ‘The goal is significant change.’

Meanwhile, back in June, news reports claimed that Woods and Vanessa Trump were getting so serious wedding bells were imminent.

Friends close to the couple said that the Woods, 49, and Vanessa, 47, were madly in love, spending all their free time together, and slowly integrating their families.

But a friend of Woods recently told the Daily Mail that any talk of an imminent wedding is absurd — and that both Woods and Vanessa have financial reasons for why marriage would not make sense.

‘Cynically, why should she get married? There’s no point of it, and it would just complicate her alimony from Donald [Trump Jr.],’ the friend said.

‘And Tiger of course paid out a lot in his divorce from Elin [Nordegren], and I don’t think he’s particularly excited to do that again.’

Vanessa has five children with ex-husband Don Jr., who she married in 2005. The couple divorced in 2018. The terms of their divorce settlement were not made public.

Woods shares two children with ex-wife Elin Nordegren. They split after six years of marriage in 2010 following one of the biggest sex scandals in sports history, in which dozens of women claimed to have had affairs with the golf star.

To settle that divorce, Woods paid a reported $100 million to Nordegren.

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‘Scariest Moment’: Tiger Woods’ Daughter Sam Reflects on Dad’s

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Tiger Woods’ Daughter Sam Reflects on Dad’s Car Crash

Tiger Woods' Daughter Sam Woods Delivers Emotional Speech in Red Minidress and Butterfly Heels at World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

An emotional speech. One year after Tiger Woods’ car crash, his 14-year-old daughter, Sam, spoke at his World Golf Hall of Fame induction about the accident

When the teenager reflected on the 46-year-old athlete’s February 2021 collision during the Wednesday, March 9, event, she called it “one of the scariest moments” of her life.

“About a year ago, you were stuck in your hospital bed at one of your ultimate lows,” Sam said in her speech. “We didn’t know if you’d come home with two legs or not. Now, not only are you being inducted in the Hall of Fame, but you’re standing here, on your own two feet.”

The teen called the professional golfer a “fighter,” gushing, “This is why you deserve this. … You’ve defied the odds every time. Being the first Black and Asian golfer to win a Major, being able to win your fifth Masters after multiple back surgeries, and being able to walk just a few months after your crash.”

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The California native shares his daughter with ex-wife Elin Nordegren, as well as son Charlie, 13. Woods’ youngest child attended the ceremony, along with the How I Play Golf author’s girlfriend, Erica Herman, and his mother,Kutilda Woods.

Herman, 38, was a huge support to her partner during his car crash recovery, Woods told Golf Digest in November 2021.

“There was a point in time when, I wouldn’t say it was 50/50, but it was damn near there, if I was going to walk out of that hospital with one leg,” he explained to the outlet at the time “Once [I knew I was keeping it], I wanted to test and see if I still had my hands. So even in the hospital, I would have Erica and [my friend] Rob [McNamara] throw me something. Throw me anything.”

The 1997 Masters: My Story author, who was driving nearly 90 miles per hour when he hit a tree, went on to say that he was “lucky to be alive but also still have [his] limb.”

Woods explained, “Those are two crucial things. I’m very grateful that someone upstairs was taking care of me, that I’m able to not only be here, but also walk without a prosthesis.”

While he returned to golf in December 2021, Woods revealed during a press conference eight months prior that he doubts he’ll ever return to a full-time career.

“Will I come back? Yes. Will I come back and play a full schedule? No,” he explained in April 2021. “That will never happen again. I can play certain events here and there, but on a full-time level, no, that will never happen again.”

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VIDEO: Why Tiger Woods Denied Bryson DeChambeau’s Urgent R

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Tiger Woods Denied Bryson DeChambeau’s Urgent Request on His Ryder Cup Debut to Teach Him Valuable Lesson

Bryson DeChambeau still remembers his Ryder Cup baptism and the nerves that came with it. Paris, 2018 — his first appearance on one of golf’s most intimidating stages, and of all people, he was paired with Tiger Woods. The grandstands were heaving; they were in enemy territory. There was the loud chanting of fans. And a young DeChambeau was in the midst of all that, thinking maybe — just maybe — the Big Cat would help him take the edge off. Spoiler alert: he didn’t.

DeChambeau narrated the incident that took place almost eight years ago, on the Golf Channel. “I asked Tiger, ‘OK, so who’s in the first tee shot?’ Kind of trying to, like, come on, like, help me out. And he goes, ‘You’re in the first tee shot.’ And I’m like, ‘uh, yes, sir. OK. I guess I’m in the first tee shot.’ Luckily, I hit it in the fairway, but that was the most nervous I’d ever been hitting a tee shot.”

This moment captures something that many others have wrestled with for decades. Tiger’s stoicism. Where others might reassure a rookie like DeChambeau, Woods stuck true to his infamous cold and neutral personality on the course. This has been consistent with the way he operates in team rooms, practice ranges, and fairways.

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Former Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III once recalled this dynamic. Love shares how Woods’s personality emanates from his effort to carry the whole team on his shoulders. “When you feel pressure because it’s your own teammate, that doesn’t really help.” For Love it explained why so many pairings with Woods faltered. This pattern showed itself in Paris 2018, where Woods and DeChambeau ultimately lost 5 & 4 to Francesco Molinari and Tommy Fleetwood. The USA ultimately lost to Europe, with the match being remembered as one of the toughest losses for Team America: 17 1⁄2–10 1⁄2.

At the same time, others believe this intensity is simply ingrained in Woods, something he can’t turn off. Paul Azinger, who paired with him in the 2002 Ryder Cup, described this in simpler terms. “Tiger is an intimidator even if he doesn’t try to be one.” He recalled a feeling that there was a standard Woods expected of him, just as he expected of Tiger, and neither could quite meet it. This made him feel suffocated when it should have felt liberating, considering he was playing alongside the greatest.

Now, one can say that Woods, in DeChambeau’s instance, was trying to teach a lesson. To stay focused on his own game and not rely on others. To not get bogged down due to pressure and emerge as the better player overall. And this can be seen in how the American plays now, with his powerful swings and hard drive. The Mad Scientist has indeed come a long way. And he has improved so much that he has been planning hilariously to take down the Europeans later this month at Bethpage Black.

Anyway, coming back to Tiger Woods, these intimidating stories were not just limited to the Ryder Cup. Writers and fans who observed Woods often were struck by the same stone-faced aura. At the 2012 PGA Championship,Adam Harnett described Woods as “stone-faced, only looking straight, no eye contact, no talking, no autographs.” Although Harnett believes this isn’t arrogance, but rather a necessity. Woods faced distractions no one else could imagine due to his influence in the game, and his solution was radical focus. “His distractions were greater than any other player out there.”

This trademark intensity picked up a name on the golf circuit: The ‘Tiger Stare.’ Those who have experienced it said that it could rattle even the most seasoned professionals. Arron Oberholser once admitted Woods looked “through your soul” and left him scrambling to “re-gather” himself mid-round of a match. Hunter Mahan, on the other hand, described it more broadly on the Par 3 podcast: “There was an intimidation, there was an intensity that was very unknown to everybody… everyone was very uncomfortable.”

However, this also led to accusations of how he made others feel ‘inferior’ to him. Although murmurs like these still echo through golf’s storytelling, there’s actually a reason Woods behaved this way.

The reason behind Tiger’s cold demeanour

Tiger Woods began working with sports psychologist Dr. Jay Brunza when he was just 13. Brunza, a close friend of Earl Woods, introduced techniques like subliminal tapes and hypnosis that helped Tiger develop the ability to lock into a ‘zone’ on the course. Though Woods has said he no longer uses formal hypnosis, he credits those formative years with hardwiring a level of focus that became second nature. Combined with his natural talent and the disciplined environment built by his parents, that early training produced the mental toughness many often misread as coldness or detachment.

Woods himself has always been blunt about what this means. Speaking on this topic once, he laid out his philosophy in stark terms: “I can’t control you. The only thing I can control is me. Now, if I do this more efficiently than you, if you get intimidated that’s your own f—ing issue.” To him, this is not intimidation, but rather a byproduct of a mental system that is designed to shield him from noise and distraction.

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Golf legend Tiger Woods drops some personal news ahead of

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Golf legend Tiger Woods drops some personal news ahead of Ryder Cup

While the Big Cat typically plies his day-to-day trade in the Tropical warmth of Jupiter, Florida, some of Tiger Woods’ most iconic moments, such as his dominant Millennium win at St Andrews, have come with the weather at its most hostile.

“I’ve played in every condition imaginable, from Scottish wind to midwest cold,” says Woods. “What I’ve learned is that comfort isn’t luxury; it can be a competitive advantage. When you’re not thinking about the elements, you’re thinking about your next shot.”

As such, with the autumn weather setting in both across the pond and here at home, Tiger’s acclaimedSun Day Red apparel brand has hit the market with a brand new Autumn Winter 25 collection—the brand’s coziest and perhaps most luxurious yet just three weeks before the Ryder Cup.

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Sun Day Red has quickly set itself apart from the industry with its focus on high-end, luxury materials engineered for additional on-course performance, and that philosophy carries through to the outerwear and layering pieces included in the collection. The crew necks and hoodies are crafted from soft 3D Merino Wool, while the short and long-sleeve T-shirts are made from a cashmere blend for additional warmth.

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A stylish new insulated vest channels Tiger’s own personal preference of cold weather apparel, while the collection also includes re-engineered waterproof jackets, mid-layers and even a short-sleeve rain shirt for more tropical weather.

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Cashmere long sleeve t-shirt, $175 from Sun Day Red, and Cypress Insulated Vest, $225 from Sun Day Red

Rounding out the collection is a pair of clean new colourways of the waterproof spiked Pioneer Magnolia and Pioneer Cypress golf shoes.

“We’ve engineered pieces that don’t just protect against the elements; they help you embrace them,” said Caje Moye, Sun Day Red’s Senior Creative Director. “Every layer, every detail is designed to keep you focused on what matters most—your game.”

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Cheers to Tiger Woods—First in Line for Team USA, but a

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Cheers to Tiger Woods—First in Line for Team USA, but a Hectic Schedule Clears the Path for Keegan Bradley’s Captaincy

It’s claimed Tiger Woods has been providing guidance to Team USA captain Keegan Bradley, as preparations intensify for the upcoming battle with Team Europe at Bethpage Black.

Woods was in contention for the captaincy role for the 45th Ryder Cup, but his busy schedule resulted in Bradley’s selection last year. Bradley, who enjoyed a stellar year, was also rumored to potentially become the first captain to compete in the Ryder Cup since Arnold Palmer if he had selected himself.

Nevertheless, Bradley opted against it and recently revealed his six captain’s selections: Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, and Sam Burns, notably excluding the likes of Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth.

These six will team up with Team USA’s six automatic qualifiers, featuring World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, J.J. Spaun, Xander Schauffele, Russell Henley, Harris English, and LIV Golf’s Bryson DeChambeau.

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At 39, Bradley also stands as the youngest Ryder Cup captain since Palmer, who was 34 when he served as a playing captain back in 1963.

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Bradley has been seeking advice from the iconic Woods, who believes Bradley is “a brilliant choice” for the position, in advance of the showdown at Bethpage Black in New York.

“He’s [Woods] being consulted [by Bradley],” a US Ryder Cup team source told Golf.com. “And I know he feels like he’s a part of Keegan’s decisions and how he’s thinking about it, and Keegan has been hugely respectful of that.

“Without giving [Woods] an outsized role, I think it’s been balanced and kind of appropriate. He’s been sort of an informal advisor or Dutch uncle.”

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Following Bradley’s recent press conference, where he unveiled his captain’s picks, Woods sent a text to a source close to the US team praising the 39-year-old’s handling of the media. The source disclosed: “The gist of the message: ‘Our boy just crushed it. That was an amazing presser.'”

Bradley also recently admitted that while he was personally gutted not to be competing in the Ryder Cup, he chose not to for the benefit of the team. “It’s a really strange thing to kind of ponder,” Bradley said at the recent Tour Championship.

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Rory McIlroy says he hasn’t done enough of one thing since

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Rory McIlroy says he hasn’t done enough of one thing since winning the Masters

Rory McIlroy is back in Ireland, with this week’s Irish Open at the K Club outside Dublin offering a rare chance for the reigning Masters champion to stop and reflect. On his childhood, on his lone Irish Open victory and, of course, on his career-defining 2025 season.

“I’ve got some great memories of the K Club,” McIlroy said Wednesday of the parkland resort in County Kildare where he won the 2016 Irish Open. “I came here to watch the Ryder Cup in ’06 with my dad and to win my only Irish Open here nine years ago. It’s got a lot of great memories for me, and hopefully I can add to them this week.”
His return to the island of Ireland, only five weeks after the Open Championship was held at Royal Portrush in his native Northern Ireland, seems to have reinvigorated the 36-year-old. McIlroy spent a week on the west coast of Ireland leading up to the Irish Open and was inspired when asked what course he would play for the rest of his life if only one was available. The answer was Royal County Down.2209600655

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As busy as a home national open can be for a superstar, the Irish Open is also a marvelous chance to stop and smell the roses. After Thursday’s opening round at the K Club, McIlroy will wear Augusta National’s green jacket for a Q and A with fans while his other three major trophies will be on display in the Championship Village throughout the week.
“It’s absolutely amazing to be able to share that with people,” McIlroy said. “I keep saying—over the years when I dreamed of winning the green jacket, I always said, if I ever did it, I’d never take it off, and I probably haven’t worn it as much as I should have. So any opportunity to put it on, alongside the other major trophies, is very, very cool. I’m excited for that.”
McIlroy’s victory at the Masters in April cemented his status as just the sixth golfer in history to complete the career Grand Slam. He had searched for 10 years for the last piece of the puzzle, at Augusta, after winning the U.S. Open (2011), Open Championship (2014) and two PGA Championship titles (2012, 2014).
After collapsing in tears of joy and relief at Augusta National following his playoff win over Justin Rose, McIlroy experienced a lull in form by his standards as he worked to restore motivation. Also a winner of this year’s Players Championship, he hasn’t won since the Masters and managed a total of four top-10s on the PGA Tour, including a T-7 at the Open at Portrush.
But he also has one eye on this month’s Ryder Cup at Bethpage. The European team hasn’t won a Cup on U.S. soil since McIlroy was part of a comeback victory at Medinah in 2012. If he and his 11 teammates can pull off an away victory in New York, something McIlroy has dubbed one of the greatest accomplishments in golf, he said 2025 would be his career-best year.
That’s, of course acknowledging his 2014 season, when he won two majors, as well as a WGC Bridgestone Invitational, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth and the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai all in one year.
“I guess it’s the year that everything came together for me,” McIlroy said when asked to put 2025 into words. “[The Masters] was basically the one piece of the puzzle that was left for me to complete. When I look at my career and my whole picture as a golfer, I’ve done everything I wanted to. Everything after that is a bonus, but you have to reassess your goals.
“The one thing for me—obviously, I’d love to win this week and next week at Wentworth—but the one thing for me this year to reassess my goals, an away Ryder Cup, after everything that’s happened this year … 2025 would be the best year of my career. If I did have a better year in the game, I’d love to see it.”
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Rory McIlroy looks to Novak Djokovic for inspiration in dealing with Bethpage Black’s hostile Ryder Cup crowd

There’s never been a GOAT in any sport quite as polarizing as Novak Djokovic. Over the course of his 22-year professional career, Djokovic has appeared in 37 grand slam finals, winning 24, the most in men’s tennis history. But the overwhelming popularity of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, whose peaks overlapped with Djokovic’s, meant the Serbian faced hostile crowds nearly every time he took the court. The mental and emotional toll of playing the heel wore on Djokovic at times, but his game thrived on the adversity, as he proved the doubters and haters wrong time and time again.

As an eight-time Ryder Cup veteran, Rory McIlory certainly knows the feeling. On Wednesday ahead of the Amgen Irish Open, Team Europe’s elder statesman was asked how he plans to handle the pro-American crowd at Bethpage Black later this month. Though McIlroy’s own resume speaks for itself—he was instrumental for Team Europe during the last Ryder Cup road win by either side at Medinah in 2012—he tipped his cap to the Joker, revealing that the tennis legend even spoke to the Euros before their victorious romp in Rome two years ago.

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“I watched a little bit of Novak Djokovic last night [in the U.S. Open quarterfinals] playing in his match against [American] Taylor Fritz,” McIlroy told reporters. “It was a very pro-American crowd. He’s been the best at handling that sort of — he’s had to deal with it his whole life, whether it’s playing against an American in New York or playing against Roger or Rafa.

He came and spoke to us a little bit about that stuff last time in Rome. So maybe taking a leaf out of his book and channeling that energy the right way, but again, all we can do is control our reaction and our emotions to it. I think the less we play into it, the better it is for us.”

McIlroy’s last sentence seems particularly telling. Some players, such as Tiger Woods and Brooks Koepka, thrive by playing with a chip on their shoulder, but McIlroy and co. aren’t buying into the bulletin-board approach. Instead, they want to put their head down, tune out the noise and execute. Love him or loathe him, Djokovic has been a master of that throughout his career. His desire to win has always been greater than desire to be adored, and that drive has carried him through countless gauntlets over the years. Whether that approach can lead Team Europe to glory at Bethpage Black remains to be seen, but if Djokovic’s deep run in Flushing this year is any indication, the Stars n’ Stripes better watch out.

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Tiger Woods’s Ex-Wife Elin Nordegren Emotional After Nearly Missing Son Charlie’s TPC Sawgrass Feat

At the ongoing Junior PLAYERS Championship, Jr. Woods created history by recording his career second hole-in-one. But the celebration wasn’t similar to his first, because his biggest supporters, Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren, were not there. But when the videos of the outstanding achievement went out, it was nothing less than a celebration for mother, Elin.

Daniel Montero, Mayo Clinic physician and also the Woods’ closest friend, witnessed and captured the achievement of young Woods. “I guess you never know when you’re going to see greatness,” said Montero for the video. But instead of keeping the memory to himself, he shared the video with Elin Nordegren, who was not present at the course. When she received the video, Nordegren was left emotional and appreciative. Montero shared her quote that, “She was very happy to have seen this one.”

Along with Tiger Woods, his ex-wife, Elin, has been a constant supporter of Charlie Woods. In fact, she witnessed the first ace of his son on December 22, 2024, at the PNC Championship when he teamed up with Tiger Woods. The moment of his first ace can still be visualised as a loud roar erupted from the crowd, who celebrated the special achievement. But now, as neither supporter was in the crowd, the celebration wasn’t that exciting.

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Charlie Woods became the fourth player to record an ace in the tournament’s history. In fact, since 2020, he has become the second. Before him, Cameron Kuchar, son of Matt Kucher, aced No. 3 in the first round, and then Charlie was the second to do it. But the celebration, unlike his first ace, was a bit subtle as he shook hands with his peers, Coltrane Mittag and Davis Wotnosky, and moved towards the hole. Even on the green, he repaired the ball mark and calmly picked the ball out of the cup with cheers and claps from the crowd. However, the family celebration is sure to be the loudest off the course.

Charlie’s parents have maintained a strong relationship for the kids, setting aside their personal differences.

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The duo, after 10 years of marriage, divorced in 2010, has mastered the art of co-parenting. The pair have worked to keep the best interests of Sam and Charlie in mind. The entire family was seen together at the 2024 PNC Championship, where the father-son duo participated as players, while their daughter Sam Alexis Woods was the caddie. In fact, Elin joined the crowd to support the kids at the event.

Recently, during the US Junior Amateur Golf Championship, the duo was seen together supporting Charlie Woods, where they encountered odd questions. Not only that, but Nordegren was also present at the Cognizant Classic Pre-Qualifying round, the first step toward a formal career in golf, on February 22, 2024.

The duo, leaving the past aside, have taken steps to be the biggest supporters for the kids. As per the sources, “They both decided to be adults and to do what was best for the kids. So they get along really well. Tiger says really great things about Elin. He never complains about her, ever. … The kids love them both.”

Now, despite being far away from the course, Elin Nordegren is emotional for the achievement of his son at the Junior PLAYERS Championship. Charlie Woods, in the span of 9 months, has recorded a hole-in-one twice.

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‘Beat Us … If You Can’: Tiger Woods Gets Bold Callout From E

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Tiger Woods Gets Bold Callout From Ernie Els

Few rivalries in golf have endured with the same intensity and respect over time. The rivalry between Ernie Els and Tiger Woods is among them. From playoff duels to major championship showdowns, their careers have been intertwined since the late 1990s.

Whether it was Woods draining a 40-foot birdie to beat Els at the 2000 Mercedes Championships or their unforgettable playoff at the 2003 Presidents Cup, the two legends have shared some of the sport’s most iconic moments.

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Now, as Woods approaches his 50th birthday on December 30th, Els has reignited the competitive spark for their senior stage.

“Beat us again … if you can,” Els told the Palm Beach Post while unveiling his autism-friendly recreation complex.

The message was aimed squarely at Big Cat, who will become eligible for the PGA Tour Champions in 2026.

Els, now 55, has already made the transition with notable success. He’s finished inside the top 10 of the season-long standings for three consecutive years and currently ranks No. 5.

“It doesn’t help him to finish 70th on the regular tour, not really getting proper reps,” Els added during the same conversation with the Palm Beach Post. “He can shoot 66 (on the senior tour). Get your confidence up, make those birdie putts under the gun.”

The 15-time major champion has avoided playing in recent years due to a series of injuries. Most recently, he ruptured his left Achilles tendon in the spring, sidelining him for the year.

But with the PGA Tour Champions offering the advantage of using carts, Woods gains an edge.

“I’ve got three more years, where I get the little buggy and be out there with Fred (Couples),” Woods told reporters at the 2023 Masters.

Els believes the senior tour could be exactly what Woods needs, not just to compete, but to rebuild his rhythm and confidence.

“I hope so,” Els expressed as quoted. “I’ve said, ‘Please come play.’ And I think it can only be beneficial to (Woods). He will get himself in golf shape. You can ride a cart without any shame and if there was one guy that should be able to drive a cart, it’s him. And he can get his ass back in shape.”

The sentiment is echoed by others in the golf world

Paul Azinger, a 12-time PGA Tour winner and NBC’s lead analyst for the Champions Tour, believes Woods’ arrival would be a seismic moment for the over-50 circuit.

“I believe there’s a lot of anticipation (for Woods),” Azinger expressed in February as quoted by Sports Illustrated. “A lot of guys are going to be in shape and ready and try to beat Tiger if they can. I think Tiger might even feel an obligation to play the (PGA Tour Champions). The Tour has given Tiger a lot of money the last few years with that Player Impact Program. I’m sure he’s going to give back, and it’s going to be to all the benefit of these guys out here that are over 50”.

For now, Woods remains focused on recovery. But with his eligibility just months away, the stage is quietly being set for a new chapter.

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