So why did this become a thing? Was it a nod to Tiger’s alma mater, Stanford University? Is it simply his favourite colour? Is Mars his favourite planet? Actually, the answer is none of the above.
To give you an idea of just how good Woods was that year, there hasn’t been a player on the PGA Tour who has hit greens at that high a percentage in the past decade.
Anthony Kim didn’t touch a club for seven years during his publicised absence from golf. He didn’t touch social media, either. In fact, he wasn’t on it until recently. He had no idea that online, his whereabouts had morphed from curiosity to bigfoot levels.
It has been speculated that Woods could be the Ryder Cup captain for the 2025 matches at Bethpage Black or 2027 in Ireland. But Furyk sounded like any other golf fan who has a genuine curiosity about what Tiger might do.
Jason Day has been given the ultimate Masters compliment, being grouped with five-time winner Tiger Woods and Max Homa for the opening two rounds at Augusta National.
Greetings from Augusta National. Australian Golf Digest has arrived and the hallowed turf in Georgia is looking extra hallowed as the practice rounds for the 88th Masters began. We’ll take you around the grounds for things we’ve noticed on a beautiful, sunny, solar eclipse-affected Monday (US time).
At his first official US press conference in more than 12 years, Kim peeled back a few more layers as the picture of his lengthy absence continues to crystallise.