Adapted from <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/episode/the-masters-2024-preview-member-exclusive" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Crain &amp; Co.,”</a> April 11, 2024. 
Jake: The 2024 Masters begins today. Love him or hate him, Tiger Woods is the most impactful player to his sport in my lifetime — and possibly ever. There&#8217;s a good argument there. And if this weekend is his last go around at the Masters, and regardless of how well he plays or if he makes the cut, I am just thankful I got to be around to watch his rise, his fall, and his rise again.
Never before have I seen one man make a whole sport cool around the globe. He completely changed the way the game is played. He played the villain and the hero, made incredibly clutch shots in huge moments, and overcame adversity time and time again.
Growing up in our house, I loved watching Tiger and my father loved rooting against him because of his “on the course antics.” He was a little bit different in the way that he handled himself. But it didn’t matter how you felt about Tiger Woods: You were going to watch him. And that&#8217;s the most important thing. We saw him make grown men melt in front of our eyes, and he took over the sporting world over and over.
Has Tiger made some questionable choices in his past? Without a doubt. But that is all part of what&#8217;s been the Tiger Woods Experience. And unfortunately, we will never see someone do what he has done in the game of golf again, or maybe any other sport. But in golf, they don&#8217;t have to be concerned because Tiger&#8217;s already elevated the sport so much, from one poll to the other, that golf is here to stay in the forefront for the long haul.
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In the discussion of the most impactful player to their sport, no other player’s impact on the game of golf compares to Tiger’s and the way he elevated the sport in every aspect. (I emphasize player because the most impactful person to their sport is the person who invented it because without that, none of this would even be possible.) But is there anybody that&#8217;s been more impactful than Tiger?
David: Well, no. Now, he may not be the greatest athlete of all time. For example, Wayne Gretzky, who we mentioned earlier this week, is just head and shoulders above everyone who has ever played hockey. But if you&#8217;re going to use the word “impactful,” then it would have to be Tiger Woods.
It just so happens that when Tiger was coming around and dominating, we were of the age we were interested and able to see his career unfold. That&#8217;s always going to be a part of our upbringing. But to prove his impact, you can look at the data when it comes to the sport. And I think he&#8217;s one of the first billionaire athletes as well, certainly the first billionaire golfer.
We should be thankful that he&#8217;s going to be competing in this Masters. I don&#8217;t know how well he will do, and I don&#8217;t know if he&#8217;ll make the cut — though his odds did improve overnight. They were +12,000 Wednesday and +10,000 today (Thursday). But it was just February 2021 when Tiger got in his car accident and people wondered if he would ever even walk again. And now, he&#8217;s going to be walking the greens at Augusta National this week. So for that, we should be thankful.
Jake: Blaine, is Tiger going to win? Is he going to make the cut?
Blaine: When it comes to the Masters, you just want to be close. You want to be in shooting range on Sunday where you can make a run. And I don&#8217;t think people realize how dominant Tiger was during his run. Looking at stats, for Scottie Scheffler to catch Tiger&#8217;s total weeks spent at number one, he would need to be at the top every week for 12 years and three days.
Jake: Well, enjoy your pimento cheese sandwiches, fathers and sons, and let&#8217;s see if Tiger can go on the prowl once again in Augusta.
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Jake Crain is co-host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/%22https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company/%22">Crain &amp; Company,</a> the Daily Wire’s sports show hosted by former athletes and coaches Jake Crain, Blain Crain, and David Cone. Follow him: @JakeCrain_
Blain Crain is co-host of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/%22https://www.dailywire.com/show/crain-and-company/%22">Crain &amp; Company</a> at The Daily Wire and a former wide receiver for Western Colorado University. Follow Blain: @Blain_Crain
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The Masters – Preview Day Three

The 2024 Masters Begins: Will Tiger Woods Go On The Prowl At Augusta?

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Two professional <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golfers</a>, including Masters champion Scottie Scheffler, have vowed to withdraw from the annual tournament if their wives go into labor.
With both their wives not only expecting, but due in 1-3 weeks, Sam Burns and Scheffler&#8217;s participation in Augusta National could be affected, the <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-labor-wives-2024-masters">Golf Channel</a> reported.
The 2022 Masters champion Scheffler and his wife Meredith are expecting their first child, with Meredith due by the end of the month. The couple tied the knot in 2020 and he is at Augusta to try and score his second victory in the annual golf tournament.
&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be pretty wild,&#8221; <a href="https://www.golfdigest.com/story/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-labor-wives-2024-masters">Golf Digest</a> reported. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s hit either of us quite yet but it&#8217;s an exciting time for us as a family.&#8221;
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&#8220;It&#8217;s been a pretty exciting last seven months or so and we&#8217;re looking forward to hopefully getting the baby out of there nice and healthy and with a healthy momma, and then we&#8217;ll go from there,&#8221; he added.
Burns &#8212; who&#8217;s trying to score his first major win at the PGA tournament &#8212; and his wife Caroline are also expecting, with their first child due in the coming days and the first round of the 2024 Masters ready to kick off on Thursday, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/sports/scottie-scheffler-sam-burns-would-leave-masters-if-wives-go-into-labor/">New York Post</a> reported.
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Sam and Caroline tied the knot in 2019 and have known each other since childhood, <a href="https://people.com/who-is-caroline-campbell-sam-burns-wife-7972891">People magazine</a> noted.
&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t imagine doing life without you. Here&#8217;s to many more memories together with the most beautiful person I know inside and out. I love you, Caroline Burns!&#8221; Burns wrote as he <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXeSdCjvoH-/?img_index=1">gushed about his wife in an Instagram</a> post in December 2021.
The two professionals are not the first to be dealing with expectant wives at the tournament, Golf Digest noted. In the final round of the Masters in 1999, it was Phil Mickelson&#8217;s turn when he was spotted carrying a beeper around Pinehurst in case his wife Amy went into labor.
Mickelson ended up getting second place behind Payne Stewart, with Amy giving birth the very next day, the outlet noted.
During a recent press conference, <a href="https://x.com/Sports_Spectrum/status/1777825685093921047">Scheffler</a> was asked what defines him and he replied, &#8220;Golf&#8217;s something that I do &#8230; but it doesn&#8217;t define me as a person.&#8221;
&#8220;I&#8217;m a faithful guy, I believe in a Creator, I believe in Jesus,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Ultimately I think that&#8217;s what defines me most.&#8221;

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Scottie Scheffler, who is currently the top-ranked <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">golfer</a> in the world, said during an interview this week that he is not defined by golf, but by his Christian faith.
Scheffler made the remarks when asked by reporters at his pre-Masters press conference in Augusta on Tuesday if golf is what defines him as a person.
&#8220;Hopefully, it doesn&#8217;t define me too much because golf definitely is a selfish sport, you&#8217;re out there by yourself,&#8221; he said. &#8220;And when you&#8217;re at the peak of your game, people need stuff from you a lot of the time and you have to be selfish with your time. And it&#8217;s, it&#8217;s not easy to say no, but you have to learn how to say no to certain people, and because ultimately, we come out to the golf tournament, you&#8217;re here to compete, and you&#8217;re here to do your best. And you can&#8217;t really get caught up in all the stuff that&#8217;s going on around you.&#8221;
He said that he views golf as something he does which just happens to be a &#8220;tremendously huge part&#8221; of his life.
&#8220;But it&#8217;s doesn&#8217;t define me as a person,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s just something that I do. And I happen to be good at it some weeks.&#8221;
When asked to elaborate on what he thinks defines him as a person, Scheffler responded: &#8220;I am a faithful guy, I believe in a creator. I believe in Jesus. Ultimately, I think that&#8217;s what defines me the most.&#8221;
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&#8220;I feel like I&#8217;ve been given a platform to compete and show my talent,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not anything that I did. I think I sat up here a couple years ago during the interview after the 2020 Masters and it&#8217;s like, yeah, I was underprepared for what was about to happen. I didn&#8217;t know what was going to happen. I didn&#8217;t. I was very anxious that morning. I didn&#8217;t know what to expect.&#8221;
&#8220;And it&#8217;s hard to describe the feeling, but I think that&#8217;s what defines me the most is my faith,&#8221; he added. &#8220;You know, I believe in one Creator, and I&#8217;ve been called to come out here, do my best to compete and glorify God and that&#8217;s pretty much it.&#8221;
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The No. 1 player in the world (by far) was asked today about what defines him.
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World’s Number 1 Golfer Explains What Defines Him As A Person

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A women&#8217;s pro golf league is making a change to its rules weeks after a man who claims to be a woman <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-golfer-wins-womens-tournament-inches-closer-to-spot-on-lpga-qualifier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won a Florida tournament</a> and inched closer to a spot on the LPGA qualifying tour.
Hailey Davidson, who played golf on a men&#8217;s team in college before identifying as a woman, will no longer be allowed to compete in NXXT Golf after the league revised its policies, The Daily Caller <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2024/03/08/ensuring-level-playing-field-womens-pro-golf-league-nxxt-rules-only-biological-females-eligible/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on Friday.
“Effective immediately, competitors must be a biological female at birth to participate,” NXXT said in a <a href="https://www.nxxtwomensprotour.com/post/nxxt-women-s-pro-tour-updates-eligibility-policy-to-protect-competitive-integrity" target="_blank" rel="noopener">statement</a>. “This decision underscores the organization’s commitment to maintaining the integrity of women’s professional golf and ensuring fair competition.”
NXXT Golf CEO Stuart McKinnon added that the move demonstrates the league&#8217;s &#8220;commitment&#8221; to protecting women&#8217;s sports.
“Our revised policy is a reflection of our unwavering commitment to celebrating and protecting the achievements and opportunities of female athletes,&#8221; McKinnon said. &#8220;Protected categories are a fundamental aspect of sports at all levels, and it is essential for our Tour to uphold these categories for biological females, ensuring a level playing field.”
Davidson, 30, is currently sitting at 2nd place in the league&#8217;s <a href="https://nxxtwpt.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/nxxtwpt24/poy/points/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">standings</a>, which includes 92 players. The man who identifies as a woman won the NXXT Women’s Classic in January at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida, which at the time put him at the top of the standings and bumped his total winnings for the season up to $4,206.84.
Davidson <a href="https://www.instagram.com/haileydgolf/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">commented</a> on the decision in an Instagram story on Friday, saying, &#8220;Effective immediately, I have been removed (banned) from the next 3 NXXT tournaments that I had already signed up for and been approved to play. They changed their policy mid season, after me signing up already and being 2nd in the Player of the Year race.&#8221;
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The trans-identifying golfer then complained about female golfers who were upset with him playing against them.
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&#8220;As a player if your [sic] upset at me getting to play with my distance (245 yards) then you will never make it to LPGA tour where they are much better and longer than me,&#8221; Davidson wrote.
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Shortly after winning the women&#8217;s tournament, Davidson appeared in an interview with &#8220;Good Morning Britain,&#8221; where he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-golfer-admits-men-do-have-advantages-but-maintains-hes-competing-fairly-after-winning-womens-tournament" target="_blank" rel="noopener">admitted</a> that men have advantages over women in sports, but argued that because he had gender surgery, he no longer has that physical advantage over his female competitors.
“My whole philosophy behind all of this is I don’t believe trans people should be banned from sports, but I do believe there needs to be guidelines in effect,” Davidson said in the interview. “Going back even four years ago or even before I had surgery, I definitely had an advantage. I would 100% agree with that.”
“But the difference is now that years have gone on, three years after surgery, my physical capabilities now compared to back then are night and day,&#8221; he added. &#8220;So again, honestly, I 100% agree that men do have advantages. Say you get a trans person on hormones for a year or no surgery nothing… of course, for the most part, yeah they’re gonna have an advantage.”
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Transgender golfer, Hailey Davidson, says she fears for her safety after winning a place on a US tour designed to provide &#39;growth opportunities&#39; for female players. 
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Following the backlash to Davidson’s tournament victory, McKinnon said NXXT Golf would poll its players on transgender policies.

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Trans-identifying golfer Hailey Davidson, a biological man, told “Good Morning Britain” on Monday that men have advantages over women in sports, but because he had gender surgery, he no longer has that physical advantage over his female competitors. 
Last week, Davidson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-identifying-golfer-wins-womens-tournament-inches-closer-to-spot-on-lpga-qualifier" target="_blank" rel="noopener">won</a> in the NXXT Women’s Classic in Florida, boosting himself into first place in the league and inching closer to a Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) qualifying tour. Davidson, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-golfer-who-played-on-mens-college-team-snags-womens-title-eyes-lpga?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro&amp;fbclid=IwAR3rmxAx9nBgQg97N3jqJTiObNJaRUnvkplID7gxmIJH_GCsNpbMi_l6eTs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previously played</a> on a men’s collegiate golf team, joined the British talk show to discuss his victory and the ensuing backlash, and the golfer made a few admissions about the controversy of trans-identifying athletes competing in women’s sports. 
&#8220;My whole philosophy behind all of this is I don’t believe trans people should be banned from sports, but I do believe there needs to be guidelines in effect,&#8221; Davidson said, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-golfer-hailey-davidson-agrees-men-physical-advantages-over-women-points-1-difference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a>. &#8220;Going back even four years ago or even before I had surgery, I definitely had an advantage. I would 100% agree with that.”
&#8220;But the difference is now that years have gone on, three years after surgery, my physical capabilities now compared to back then are night and day. So again, honestly, I 100% agree that men do have advantages. Say you get a trans person on hormones for a year or no surgery nothing… of course, for the most part, yeah they’re gonna have an advantage.&#8221;
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Transgender golfer, Hailey Davidson, says she fears for her safety after winning a place on a US tour designed to provide &#39;growth opportunities&#39; for female players. 
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Davidson was three shots behind the leader going into the last two holes of the NXXT Women’s Classic last week, but he forced a playoff, which the trans-identifying golfer ultimately won after two extra holes.
The tournament win puts Davidson at the top of the season’s leaderboard. The top five players at the end of the season get exemptions to participate in the Epson Tour, which is the official developmental tour of the LPGA Tour. Davidson also took home a $1,576.51 award for the NXXT Women’s Classic win, putting his total winnings for the season at $4,206.84. He also leads the NXXT Women’s Tour in total Eagles with three and total Birdies with 50. 
Following the backlash to Davidson&#8217;s tournament victory, NXXT Golf CEO Stuart McKinnon <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/transgender-golfer-hailey-davidson-agrees-men-physical-advantages-over-women-points-1-difference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> his organization is &#8220;dedicated to transparency and thoroughness in addressing this matter&#8221; and asked Davidson to &#8220;undergo additional testosterone testing to ensure compliance with the appropriate guidelines.&#8221; He added that NXXT Golf will poll its players on transgender policies.
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In his “Good Morning Britain” interview, Davidson criticized those upset with his success in women’s golf, saying he didn’t understand the outrage. 
“I don’t get what the fear of me, one person, is doing,” Davidson added. 
Davidson reportedly had gender surgery in 2021 after undergoing hormone treatments since 2015. LPGA players voted in 2010 to remove the tour’s requirement that golfers be “female at birth” to join. The vote came two months after a trans-identifying person sued, arguing that the rule violated California civil rights law, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/sports/golf/02lpga.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The LPGA’s “<a href="https://www.lpga.com/gender-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gender Policy</a>” says people “who have undergone gender reassignment from male to female after puberty are eligible for membership and/or participation in tournaments.”

Trans-Identifying Golfer Admits ‘Men Do Have Advantages,’ But Maintains He’s Competing Fairly After Winning Women’s Tournament

Trans-Identifying Golfer Admits 'Men Do Have Advantages,' But Maintains He's Competing Fairly After Winning Women's Tournament

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A 30-year-old man who identifies as a woman placed first in a women’s tournament in Florida earlier this week, inching him closer to an LPGA qualifying tour. 
Hailey Davidson, who <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-golfer-who-played-on-mens-college-team-snags-womens-title-eyes-lpga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">played</a> golf on a men’s college team, won the NXXT Women’s Classic on Wednesday at the Mission Inn Resort and Club in Florida, The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/01/20/sports/trans-golfer-hailey-davidson-wins-womens-tournament-increasing-chances-to-lpga-qualifier/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=nypost" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. The trans-identifying golfer was three shots behind the leader going into the last two holes, but he forced a playoff, which Davidson ultimately won after two extra holes.
“Honestly this one came as a bit of a surprise to me,” Davidson <a href="https://www.instagram.com/haileydgolf/p/C2P-eOGOVRj/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in an Instagram post celebrating the victory, “Being 3 shots back with two holes to play I got myself into a playoff after sticking it to 3 feet on the 18th hole. We tied the first playoff hole with birdies and then a Par on the second earned me my first win in 2.5 years!”
“I had come so close lately with a playoff loss 3 starts ago to then finishing one back last week but this is why you never give up no matter where you think you are at in a tournament! It’s never over until that last putt goes in on 18 so push till the end!” the golfer added. 
The tournament win puts Davidson at the top of the <a href="https://nxxtwpt.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/nxxtwpt24/poy/points/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">season’s leaderboard</a>. The top five players at the end of the season get exemptions to participate in the Epson Tour, which is the official developmental tour of the LPGA Tour. Davidson also took home a $1,576.51 award for the NXXT Women’s Classic win, putting his total winnings for the season at $4,206.84. He also <a href="https://nxxtwpt.bluegolf.com/bluegolfw/nxxtwpt24/stat/points/birdiecount.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">leads</a> the NXXT Women’s Tour in total Eagles with three and total Birdies with 50. 
The NXXT Women’s Tour says its mission “is to champion the talents of women golfers.” 
Davidson <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-golfer-who-played-on-mens-college-team-snags-womens-title-eyes-lpga" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reportedly</a> had gender surgery in 2021 after taking hormone treatments since 2015. LPGA players voted in 2010 to remove the tour’s requirement that golfers be “female at birth” to join. The vote came two months after a trans-identifying sued, arguing that the rule violated California civil rights law, The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/02/sports/golf/02lpga.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
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The LPGA’s “<a href="https://www.lpga.com/gender-policy" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gender Policy</a>” says people “who have undergone gender reassignment from male to female after puberty are eligible for membership and/or participation in tournaments.”

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Trans-Identifying Golfer Wins Women's Tournament, Inches Closer To Spot On LPGA Qualifier 

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Golf legend Tiger Woods announced this week that his nearly three-decade partnership with Nike has come to an end, marking an end to one of the most iconic brand relationships in sports history.
Woods <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/39265902/tiger-woods-nike-announced-end-27-year-partnership">signed</a> a multiyear $40 million deal with Nike when he turned pro in 1996 after finishing his collegiate career at Stanford. In 2000, he <a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/01/08/1223536590/tiger-woods-and-nike-have-ended-their-partnership-after-27-years">signed</a> a $100 million deal with Nike — the largest sponsorship ever for an athlete — and he reportedly signed a ten-year extension in 2013 that was worth $200 million.
The company stood by Woods when a scandal involving extramarital affairs became public in 2009 and led to other brands dropping him. The partnership spanned 15 PGA major championship victories and 82 PGA Tour wins.
&#8220;Over 27 years ago, I was fortunate to start a partnership with one of the most iconic brands in the world,&#8221; Woods said in a statement posted on social media that included a photo of him posing with Nike founder Phil Knight. &#8220;The days since have been filled with so many amazing moments and memories, if I started naming them, I could go on forever.&#8221;
&#8220;Phil Knight&#8217;s passion and vision brought this Nike and Nike Golf partnership together and I want to personally thank him, along with the Nike employees and incredible athletes I have had the pleasure of working with along the way,&#8221; Woods continued. &#8220;People will ask if there is another chapter. Yes, there will certainly be another chapter. See you in LA! Tiger&#8221;
Nike posted on its Instagram account a photo of Woods, writing: &#8220;Tiger, you challenged your competition, stereotypes, conventions, the old school way of thinking.&#8221;
&#8220;You challenged the entire institution of golf,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;You challenged us. And most of all, yourself. And for that challenge we&#8217;re grateful.&#8221;
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ESPN noted that Woods&#8217; statement seemed to indicate that he would be playing in the Genesis at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades on February 15-18.

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Tiger Woods Announces An End To His Partnership With Nike

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-fires-back-at-ex-girlfriend-after-she-seeks-to-break-nda-citing-law-about-sex-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods</a>&#8216; ex-girlfriend Erica Herman has dropped her sexual assault lawsuit against the professional golfer and said that he &#8220;never&#8221; sexually assaulted or sexually harassed her.
In court documents from Florida&#8217;s Fourth District Court of Appeal obtained by <a href="https://people.com/tiger-woods-ex-girlfriend-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-allegations-nda-appeal-8402236" target="_blank" rel="noopener">People</a> magazine, Herman filed an official notice on November 10 to dismiss her sexual assault lawsuit and an appeal to dismiss an NDA she signed at the start of her romantic relationship with <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/sports/tiger-woods-ex-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Woods</a> in 2017.
Herman, who initially filed the sexual assault allegation to nullify a Non-Disclosure agreement, stated in the new filing that she was &#8220;never a victim of sexual harassment or sexual abuse at the hands of Tiger Woods or any of his agents and it is her position that she never asserted a claim for such.&#8221;
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In December 2022, Herman filed her initial lawsuit claiming she was owed $30 million after she said Woods asked her to move out of his house before the terms of their &#8220;oral agreement,&#8221; which allowed her to live there for another five years came to an end, People noted.
In March 2023, she filed a separate complaint citing the <a href="https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/4524/text/rs" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Speak Out Act</a>, which limits the &#8220;judicial enforceability of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment in violation of federal, tribal, or state law,&#8221; <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/sports/tiger-woods-ex-girlfriend-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal-against-golfer?intcmp=tw_fnc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox News</a> noted.
Woods fired back at his ex in court documents after she, citing the Speak Out Act that deals with sex crimes, sought to break the NDA.
&#8220;Ms. Herman&#8217;s position is utterly meritless,&#8221; Woods&#8217; attorney said in court documents. &#8220;It is a transparent abuse of the judicial process that undermines the purpose of the federal statute and those whom the statute seeks to protect.&#8221;
&#8220;For more than six years, Ms. Herman enjoyed the benefits of her agreement,&#8221; Woods attorney added, alleging Herman is &#8220;making salacious and insidious implications&#8221; of claims relating to sexual assault disputes.
In May 2023, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Metzger wrote that Herman&#8217;s claim lacked &#8220;factual specificity for any claim relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment.&#8221; The judge ruled therefore that Woods&#8217; ex could not get out of the NDA, leading Herman to file an appeal.
The appeal was dismissed by the court on Tuesday.
Woods and Herman were first romantically linked in 2017 and ended their relationship in 2022, the <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/11/15/sports/tiger-woods-ex-erica-herman-drops-sexual-assault-lawsuit-nda-appeal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New York Post</a> noted.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tiger-woods-fires-back-at-ex-girlfriend-after-she-seeks-to-break-nda-citing-law-about-sex-crimes" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tiger Woods Fires Back At Ex-Girlfriend After She Seeks To Break NDA Citing Law About Sex Crimes</a>

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Tiger Woods’ Ex Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Tiger Woods' Ex Drops Sexual Assault Lawsuit

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Pro golfer Phil Mickelson shared details of his gambling addiction in a social media post on Monday, warning that gambling took him away from being with his loved ones.
Billy Walters, a well-known sports gambler who said that he knows about Mickelson&#8217;s bets over the years, <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/10/golf-legend-phil-mickelson-wagered-more-than-1-billion-over-decades.html">estimated</a> that Mickelson has placed more than $1 billion in bets over a 30-year period and that he lost approximately $100 million.
Mickelson posted on X, the site formerly known as Twitter, that while many people will enjoy fantasy football with their friends and family this year, he will not because &#8220;I crossed the line of moderation and into addiction which isn’t any fun at all.&#8221;
&#8220;The money wasn’t ever the issue since our financial security has never been threatened, but I was so distracted I wasn’t able to be present with the ones I love and caused a lot of harm,&#8221; Mickelson wrote. &#8220;This lack of presence has been so hurtful. &#8216;You’re here but you’re not with us,&#8217; is something I’ve been told often throughout my addiction. It affected those I care about in ways I wasn’t aware or could fully understand.&#8221;
Mickelson likened the situation to having a hurricane going on outside and not being aware of it and then going outside and realizing the scale of damage and then wanting to go back inside and not deal with it.
&#8220;If you ever cross the line of moderation and enter into addiction, hopefully you won’t confuse your enablers as friends like I did,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Hopefully you won’t have to deal with these difficult moments publicly so others can profit off you like I have. But hopefully you WILL have a strong and supportive partner who is willing to help you through being your worst self, and through your worst moments like I have in Amy.&#8221;
Mickelson said that his wife has loved and supported him through his &#8220;darkest and most difficult times&#8221; and that he could not have gotten through it without her.
&#8220;I’m so grateful for her strength in helping us get through the many challenges I’ve created for us,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Because of her love,support,and commitment, I’m back on track to being the person I want to be.&#8221;
&#8220;After many years of receiving professional help, not gambling, and being in recovery from my addictions, I’m now able to sit still, be present in the moment and live each day with an inner calm and peace,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;I still have a lot of cleaning up to do with those I love the most but I’m doing it slowly and as best I can.&#8221;
He encouraged everyone to enjoy this football season with moderation and to remember that moments with family &#8220;will be far more remembered than any bet you win or fantasy league triumph.&#8221;

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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed on Wednesday that the reason he took an abrupt leave of absence after announcing that the PGA would merge with the Saudi-backed <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LIV Golf</a> was because he had anxiety over the deal.
Monahan made the admission while talking to reporters ahead of this week&#8217;s FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind, according to <a href="https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/38162356/jay-monahan-cites-anxiety-pga-tour-pif-deal-medical-leave" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ESPN</a>.
&#8220;I think the reality for me was that I was dealing with anxiety, which created physical and mental health issues and challenges for me,&#8221; Monahan said. &#8220;And I realized that I needed to step away and to deal with that and understand how to develop the skills to deal with that going forward.&#8221;
&#8220;To step away at that point in time was very difficult for me, but I needed to take care of myself and my family, and ultimately come back here stronger than I&#8217;ve ever been to lead the PGA Tour forward. And my family and my doctors supported me coming back.&#8221;
The merger negotiations happened in secret and only became public on June 6, 2023. There was widespread backlash to the announcement, including from some of the top players in the game, and the following week, Monahan took the leave of absence.
&#8220;I think everyone knows my nature and my nature is to always be one to run into a fight or a conflict, not run away from it,&#8221; Monahan claimed. &#8220;Because I had world-class medical care, I fully committed to the process. I was not going to come back until I was told by doctors and medical experts and my wife and my girls that I was fully supported in coming back. And that was not something that was a certainty when I stepped away.&#8221;
Monahan faced intense criticism after the deal was announced from a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/9-11-families-group-slam-pga-tour-for-merging-with-liv-golf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">9/11 families group</a> who said that they were betrayed by him.
“PGA Commissioner Jay Monahan co-opted the 9/11 community last year in the PGA’s unequivocal agreement that the Saudi LIV project was nothing more than sportswashing of Saudi Arabia’s reputation,” said 9/11 Families United Chair Terry Strada, whose husband Tom died in the World Trade Center’s North Tower. “But now the PGA and Monahan appear to have become just more paid Saudi shills, taking billions of dollars to cleanse the Saudi reputation so that Americans and the world will forget how the Kingdom spent their billions of dollars before 9/11 to fund terrorism, spread their vitriolic hatred of Americans, and finance al Qaeda and the murder of our loved ones.”
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“Make no mistake – we will never forget,&#8221; the statement continued. “Mr. Monahan talked last summer about knowing people who lost loved ones on 9/11, then wondered aloud on national television whether LIV Golfers ever had to apologize for being a member of the PGA Tour. They do now as does he. PGA Tour leaders should be ashamed of their hypocrisy and greed. Our entire 9/11 community has been betrayed by Commissioner Monahan and the PGA as it appears their concern for our loved ones was merely window-dressing in their quest for money – it was never to honor the great game of golf.”

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PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan Reveals Reason Behind Sudden Medical Leave

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A pro golfer admitted to making “the biggest mistake” of his life during a PGA Tour Canada tournament last weekend when he cheated to improve his score, ensuring he made the cut for the final round.
Justin Doeden, a 28-year-old from Minnesota, <a href="https://nypost.com/2023/07/25/justin-doeden-confesses-to-golfs-ultimate-sin-i-cheated/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">confessed</a> on Monday that he changed his score from a double bogey to a par on the 18th hole of the Ottawa Open. Doeden erased his marked 7 and replaced it with a 5 after his playing partner had already signed the scorecard, placing the golfer within the cut line by one shot and pushing 13 players out of the tournament, Golf.com <a href="https://golf.com/news/mini-tour-pro-confesses-cheating-twitter-post/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>. 
“I am here to confess of [sic] the biggest mistake I have made in my life to date. I cheated in golf,” Doeden <a href="https://twitter.com/jdoeden11/status/1683501137905762304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1683501137905762304%7Ctwgr%5E3e42182589b84918a477365a14249dc687fef792%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgolf.com%2Fnews%2Fmini-tour-pro-confesses-cheating-twitter-post%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote</a> on Twitter. “This is not who I am. I let my sponsors down. I let my competitors down. I let my family down. I let myself down. I pray for your forgiveness.” 
Doeden concluded his tweet with a reference to the Bible verse 1 John 1:9 which states, “If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
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According to Ryan French of <a href="https://www.mondayq.com/posts/doeden-cheating" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monday Q Info</a>, two players were having lunch Friday when they noticed that Doeden came in at 3-under on the leaderboard, but one of the players who was partnered with Doeden for the round questioned the score when he remembered that Doeden finished with a double bogey, putting him at 1-under. The players notified tournament officials who pulled Doeden’s scorecard and saw that his score of 7 had been erased and replaced with a 5. Doeden withdrew from the tournament as officials investigated his changed scorecard. 
Doeden has played in 56 tournaments on PGA Tour Canada and PGA Tour Latinoamerica after turning pro in 2018. When asked if the cheating golfer will face discipline, PGA Tour Canada told Golf.com that “the matter — and any related disciplinary action — will be handled internally.”

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Pro Golfer Confesses To Cheating To Make Tournament Cut

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