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Tiger Woods apologized for tampon ‘prank’ after backlash

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LOS ANGELES — Tiger Woods apologized on Friday afternoon for his “joke” with Justin Thomas in the opening round of the Genesis Invitational.

Woods, after outdriving Thomas on the ninth hole on Thursday, sneakily handed Thomas a tampon as the two started walking down the fairway.

The joke was meant to be between them, though a camera picked it up and the moment quickly went viral. Woods drew plenty of criticism for the move, which many took as sexist.

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