Tiger Woods Issues Apology Over Tampon Prank With Justin Thomas

Tiger Woods has come under fire for what he says was a joke between friends.

The 47-year-old professional athlete was playing in the Genesis Invitational earlier this week, and during the ninth hole round, was seen handing what is believed to be a tampon to fellow golfer Justin Thomas, who was just beside him.

In the video captured, via Golf Digest, Justin looked down at what was in his hand, laughed and then tossed the package down.

The exchange had fans reacting in a multitude of ways, and also drew criticism for being offensive to women.

Now, Tiger has issued an apology over the exchange.

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“It was supposed to be all fun and games and obviously it hasn’t turned out that way,” Tiger shared, after his second round at Riviera Country Club. “If I offended anybody, it was not the case, it was just friends having fun.”

He added, “As I said, if I offended anybody in any way, shape or form, I’m sorry. It was not intended to be that way.”

“It was just we play pranks on one another all the time and, virally, I think this did not come across that way. But between us it was—it’s different.”