Tiger Woods apologized for skipping a press conference at the US Open (Image Source: Imagn)
Tiger Woods once apologized to the media for skipping a press conference during the early days of his career. The American golfer, a child prodigy, had an incredible amateur career, winning several tournaments and being named the Golf Digest Player of the Year in 1992. He started playing professionally in 1996 and, within a year, won his first major at the Masters.
Recently, Chris Solomon and Kevin Van Valkenburg (KVV) discussed Tiger Woods during a conversation about the 1998 major championships in Episode 923 of the No Laying Up podcast. The duo dove deep into interesting incidents from that year’s majors. During the discussion, they also mentioned the time when Woods apologized to the media for missing the "U.S. Open media."
Speaking of Woods, Van Valkenburg said (at 7:23):
"Tiger appeared at the dinner to accept his Player of the Year award, and he apologized to the media for having skipped the US Open earlier that year. 'So sorry, guys. I'm a young guy. I'm gonna make mistakes,' he apologized to the media for having skipped US Open media earlier that year said that he’s learning and hopes to be sort of better in the future.
