Woods is grateful to show great support as several players wear his red shirt Sunday with black trousers for the final round of the first World Golf Championship event in Florida.
By Keith Jackson
Last updated: 01/03/21 1:24 am
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With Tiger Woods recovering from his horrific car crash earlier in the week, players at the WGC-Workday Tournament paid off with red shirts and black pants on the final day.
With Tiger Woods recovering from his horrific car crash earlier in the week, players at the WGC-Workday Tournament paid off with red shirts and black pants on the final day.
Tiger Woods expressed his gratitude for the overwhelming display of support from many of the players on the final day of The Concession WGC-Workday Tournament.
Rory McIlroy and Patrick Reed were among the stars who showed their support for Woods as they played their part in turning the course into a sea of red and black for the final day.
Woods was clearly grateful to the number of players who wore the famous suit on Sunday as he watched the action open out of his hospital bed in Los Angles, where he is recovering. his horrific car accident Tuesday morning.
Rory McIlroy was also in red for the final day
“It’s hard to explain how interesting it was today when I turned on the television and saw all the red shirts,” Woods wrote in his Twitter account. “All golf and all fans, you really help me get through this tough time.”
Ryder Cup winners McIlroy and Reed were combined for the final round, and the pair were dressed in red shirts with black trousers, shoes and hats along with several of the field, including Tommy Fleetwood, Cameron Champ and Jason Day.
It’s hard to explain how attractive it was today when I turned on the television and saw all the red shirts. Every golfer and every fan, you are really helping me get through this hard time.
– Tiger Woods (@TigerWoods) March 1, 2021
“I believe, for us, it’s just a move to let him know that we think about him and we’re rooted for him,” McIlroy said after finishing for sixth place. “Of course things are looking a little better today than they were on Tuesday, but he still has a long way to go. He has overcome it immensely.
“But I just think for everyone to show the value for what it means to us out here. If it wasn’t for Tiger Woods, I just think the Tour and the game would be golf in general in a worse place. It means a lot to us, it still means a lot to us and I think that’s just a small way of showing that. “
Even some of the caddies joined the event, and some of the volunteers at the course wore Tiger Woods’ obedient front cover.
Even the volunteers respected Woods
The move was also recognized at the Puerto Rico Open, co-licensed by the PGA Tour, where all the reserve staff were in red and black for Sunday’s final.
Woods, who was fighting to qualify for the Masters after going through another back-end approach at the end of December, is now unlikely to play this year after losing control. on his car near Los Angeles earlier in the week.
His vehicle was rolled several times, and the 45-year-old was taken to hospital for emergency surgery on “major injuries” to his right leg, with multiple fractures and a broken ankle.
The maintenance team in Puerto Rico are all in red and black in praise of Woods
After being transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for another procedure, Woods’ team released an update on his condition and confirmed that he was “recovering and well. shunnd “.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff maintained that Woods did not appear to be a drug or alcohol victim when he was towed from the shipwreck, and that he was not expected to face any criminal charges. -connected to the accident.
It’s hard to explain how attractive it was today when I turned on the television and saw all the red shirts. Every golfer and every fan, you are really helping me get through this hard time.