Tiger Woods breaks his own outfit rule as he is spotted wearing shorts at the golf course

After missing the cut at the Open Championship, Tiger Woods has reached Oakland Hills to support his son Charlie at the 2024 US Junior Amateur. The tournament will be held from July 22 to 27 at Oakland Hills Country Club in Michigan.

Tiger Woods was spotted wearing shorts on the golf course, breaking his own outfit rule. The video of him wearing shorts was posted on X (formerly Twitter) by Fore Play. It captioned the post:

"TIGER IN SHORTS WITH NO LEG SLEEVE?!"

The legendary golfer usually goes with the traditional attire of wearing long pants on the course, even in hot weather. Wood's iconic look features his signature red shirt and black pants and has become his trademark.

Earlier, the PGA Tour guidelines didn't allow golfers to wear shorts on golf courses. However, the rule was amended in 2019 when golfers were allowed to wear tailored, knee-length shorts during practice and pro-am rounds.

In 1999, caddies were allowed to wear shorts for the first time on golf courses. Incidentally, Tiger Woods had a big part to play in it. In 1999, Tiger Woods and David Duval were competing in a Showdown at Sherwood. However, both their then-caddies, Steve Williams and Mitch Knox, wore shorts to the golf course because the temperature was 91 degrees.

The rules official asked Wood's caddie to wear pants or he'll not be allowed to play on the PGA Tour. Woods intervened and said (via ESPN):

"Guess I'll be playing in Europe."

Williams wore shorts throughout the event. In contrast, the LIV Golf allows golfers to wear shorts on the golf course during events.

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How did Tiger Woods perform at the Open Championship?

Tiger Woods missed his third consecutive cut at a Major at the Open Championship 2024. In the five tournaments he played, he had to withdraw from one, made the cut once, and missed the cut thrice.

Woods carded 8-over 79 in the first round with six bogeys and two double bogeys. He scored 6-over 77 in the second round with three bogeys and two double bogeys. Let's take a look at Tiger Woods' hole-by-hole performance at the Open Championship:

Round 1

• Hole 1: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 2: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 3: Par 4, Score 3 (Birdie)
• Hole 4: Par 5, Score 6 (Bogey)
• Hole 5: Par 3, Score 5 (Double Bogey)
• Hole 6: Par 5, Score 5 (Par)
• Hole 7: Par 4, Score 5 (Bogey)
• Hole 8: Par 3, Score 4 (Bogey)
• Hole 9: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 10: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 11: Par 4, Score 6 (Double Bogey)
• Hole 12: Par 4, Score 5 (Bogey)
• Hole 13: Par 4, Score 3 (Birdie)
• Hole 14: Par 3, Score 3 (Par)
• Hole 15: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 16: Par 5, Score 5 (Par)
• Hole 17: Par 3, Score 5 (Bogey)
• Hole 18: Par 4, Score 5 (Bogey)

Round 2

• Hole 1: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 2: Par 4, Score 6 (Double Bogey)
• Hole 3: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 4: Par 5, Score 5 (Par)
• Hole 5: Par 3, Score 4 (Bogey)
• Hole 6: Par 5, Score 4 (Birdie)
• Hole 7: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 8: Par 3, Score 3 (Par)
• Hole 9: Par 4, Score 5 (Bogey)
• Hole 10: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 11: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 12: Par 4, Score 5 (Bogey)
• Hole 13: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 14: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 15: Par 3, Score 5 (Double Bogey)
• Hole 16: Par 5, Score 5 (Par)
• Hole 17: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)
• Hole 18: Par 4, Score 4 (Par)