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Support for Tiger Woods, in colour

Tony Finau, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed were among the golfers wearing red shirts and black pants in the final round of the World Golf Championships

Agencies Los Angeles Published 02.03.21, 01:00 AM
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Less than a week after undergoing surgery for major injuries in a single-car crash, Tiger Woods has found something to help him recover — the support of fellow PGA Tour players.

With so many players wearing Woods’ trademark red and black colours on Sunday in various golf tournaments, it served as the moving get-well card that it was intended to be.

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“It is hard to explain how touching today was when I turned on the TV and saw all the red shirts,” Woods tweeted on Sunday. “To every golfer and every fan, you are truly helping me get through this tough time.”

Tony Finau, Rory McIlroy, Jason Day, Tommy Fleetwood, Justin Thomas and Patrick Reed were among the golfers wearing red shirts and black pants in the final round of the World Golf Championships — the Workday Championship at The Concession in Bradenton, Florida.

Phil Mickelson wore the colour combination during the final round of the Champions Tour event at Tucson, Arizona. Annika Sorenstam, who is playing her first LPGA Tour tournament in 13 years at the Gainbridge LPGA in Orlando, also wore red and black.

The gesture extended to the Puerto Rico Championship, where the grounds crew wore Woods’s colours.

Woods remains in hospital in the Los Angeles area, recovering from surgery to treat multiple fractures on his right leg. The 45-year-old has 82 career PGA victories, including 15 Majors.

Collin Morikawa, who won this weekend’s WGC event, was not wearing the colour scheme. His clothing sponsor tried to send him a red shirt with his sponsor’s logos but it did not arrive in time because of weather delays.

“Tiger means everything to me, and yes he had the crash, and thankfully he’s all right and hopefully he has a quick and great recovery,” an emotional Morikawa said on the NBC broadcast. “But I don’t think we say ‘thank you’ enough. So, I’m going to say thank you to Tiger.

“Sometimes you lose people too early. Kobe (Bryant)... I lost my grandpa about a month ago. ... So, thank you guys.”

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