Tiger Woods didn’t sleep on Saturday night. The 15-time major champion said Tuesday that he was glued to a screen, watching for updates about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
“I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind. It was a long night, and that’s all we watched the entire time on the way over here,” Mr. Woods told BBC Sport. “I didn’t sleep at all on the flight, and then we just got on the golf course.”
Mr. Trump later wrote on social media that he was “fine” after a bullet grazed his right ear. The gunman also fatally shot a bystander, 50-year-old Corey Comperatore, according to authorities.
Mr. Woods, who flew to Scotland for this week’s British Open, has played golf with Mr. Trump in the past. The former president awarded Mr. Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019.
The legendary golfer has refused to publicly discuss his relationship with Mr. Trump.
“Well, he’s the president of the United States,” Mr. Woods said in 2019. “You have to respect the office. No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office.”
Mr. Woods will tee off at the British Open at 9:37 a.m. ET Thursday with Xander Schauffele and Patrick Cantlay in his group.
• Liam Griffin can be reached at lgriffin@washingtontimes.com.
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