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Rory McIlroy wore red to pay tribute to Tiger Woods.
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Much of the golf elite praised Tiger Woods during the final round. Now the legend thanks for the support.
Annika Sörenstam on the LPGA Tour, Rory McIlroy on the PGA Tour and Phil Mickelson on the Senior Tour were just a few of the players who wore Tiger’s typical Sunday clothing (red jersey and black pants) during the final round of the competitions. this weekend.
Tiger Woods, who underwent surgery for a broken ankle and a broken leg after last week’s car accident outside Los Angeles, later sent a thank you note from his hospital bed.
“It’s hard to explain how moving it was today when I turned on the television and saw all the red jerseys. To all the golfers and all the fans, you really helped me through this difficult time,” the 45-year-old writes. On twitter.
One who praised Woods in words rather than choosing clothes was Collin Morikawa, the 24-year-old who won this week’s WGC competition in Bradenton, Florida.
-Tigre means everything to me, says the American.
– We don’t thank you enough, so I want to thank Tiger.
Morikawa became the first after Woods to have won both a senior and WGC competition before his 25th birthday. He won three strokes ahead of Norwegian Viktor Hovland and his compatriots Billy Horschel and Brooks Koepka.
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