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Tiger Woods hands Justin Thomas an item believed to be a tampon as they walk off the ninth tee during the first round of the The Genesis Invitational at Riviera Country Club on February 16, 2023 in Pacific Palisades, California.Photo by Cliff Hawkins /Getty Images
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Tiger Woods pulled an apparent prank at the Genesis Invitational this week that brought laughs on the greens — and some criticism online.
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Tiger Woods handing Justin Thomas a tampon gets Paige Spiranac supportBack to video
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After Woods outdrove Thomas on the ninth hole, the legendary golfer was caught on camera slipping a Tampax tampon into Thomas’ hand as they walked down the green.
Thomas threw the feminine hygiene product away as the two chuckled en route to the next tee.
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Banter on social media suggests that Woods — father of a daughter — was calling Thomas a woman for his inability to match his drive.
Some people were critical of the gesture.
“See, it’s funny because feminine hygiene products are INHERENTLY emasculating, so when a man makes another man touch a tampon, he’s saying ‘I am a bigger and better man than you, because, GROSS, I made you touch a wrapped Tampax!'” one tweeted.
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Another Twitter user retorted: “Women can do certain things better than men, so do men. Relax it was private joke.”
“If you are in any way offended by Tiger Woods discretely giving his good friend Justin Thomas a tampon as a joke for out driving him on 9 yesterday you need to lighten up. You also likely represent everything wrong with our hypersensitive society,” another stated.
The Genesis Invitational was the first competitive tournament for Woods, who last competed at the British Open in July 2022. Woods was sidelined with injuries resulting from a car crash two days after the 2021 Genesis Invitational.
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