U.S. Ryder Cup team wore 'Make Tiger Great Again' shirts
Make no mistake - Tiger Woods' fellow golfers are rooting for his successful return to the PGA Tour.
Case in point: At the recent Ryder Cup, the American team gathered on Friday night, decked in USA onesies, courtesy of Rickie Fowler, according to ESPN's Jason Sobel.
Underneath were red t-shirts that Zach Johnson made for the team, which read: "MAKE TIGER GREAT AGAIN."
Make Tiger Great Again #RyderCup pic.twitter.com/wlzLf7J9GC
— Cal (@midsouthturf) October 1, 2016
Johnson had a message for his teammates that night:
"I just want to pay tribute to one of our assistant captains," he said of Woods. "A man who has done so much for this game."
Woods called the gesture "awesome," and said it brought the team - which triumphed over Europe - closer together.
Tiger dominated the game for a long time before personal issues and injuries knocked him from his perch, but he remains golf's most recognizable name, and the face of the sport. That's not lost on his competitors.
"We want our champion back. We want our Tiger Woods back," Bubba Watson said. "We want him playing again."
Amen, Bubba.
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