President Trump Monday announced he
would be awarding Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the
wake of Woods’ Masters victory Sunday.
Woods’
one-shot victory at Augusta National capped off an amazing and lengthy
comeback from personal setbacks and physical ailments.
Woods
earned his fifth green jacket and 15 major championship with the
Masters triumph. He lives in Jupiter, Fla., near Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club
and has been a frequent golfing partner of Trump’s since the 2016
election.
Trump made the announcement on Twitter:
“Spoke
to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in
yesterday’s @TheMasters, & to inform him that because of his
incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more
importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL
OF FREEDOM!”
Woods
now has 81 PGA Tour victories. He earned $2.07 million for his Masters
victory. He was arrested in May of 2017 on DUI charges and
later completed a pre-trial diversion program and his probation term one
month early.
Woods is not the first professional
golfer to earn the Medal of Freedom. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus
also have Medals of Freedom, both bestowed by President George W. Bush.
President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Honor to pioneering black
golfer Charlie Sifford in 2014.
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