Tiger Woods Apologizes for Tampon Prank at The Genesis Invitational

Tiger Woods faced public scrutiny Thursday after handing Justin Thomas a tampon during the first round of The Genesis Invitational. On Friday, while speaking to media after the second round at the Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Woods apologized. “It was supposed to be all fun and games, but obviously it hasn’t turned out that way. If I offended anybody, it was not the case. It was just friends having fun, and if I offended anybody in any way, shape or form, I’m sorry. It was not intended to be that way,” Woods said to media. “We play pranks on one another all the time and virally, I do not think this came across that way, but between us it was different.” Tiger Woods (L) has faced criticism after handing Justin Thomas a tampon as an admitted prank at The Genesis Invitational. CREDIT: Cliff Hawkins/Getty Images The prank was widely criticized, and groups including the Women’s Global Empowerment Fund have addressed the moment. According to TMZ, Women’s Global Empowerment Fund CEO Kara Sugar labeled the prank as “misogynistic,” “tone-deaf” and “disrespectful to women and girls all over the world.” TMZ also said Sugar wondered if Woods was implying “periods are embarrassing or

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