Famed for wearing red on Sundays at golf tournaments across the world, 15-time Major champion Tiger Woods revealed he once switched to blue to “spite” his mum, but it didn’t quite pan out as he’d hoped.
The former World No.1 was speaking to Jimmy Fallon ahead of today’s official launch of the Sun Day Red line – Woods’ new brand, which he created with TaylorMade following the end of his hugely successful 27-year relationship with Nike.
The American talk show host asked Woods how the name Sun Day Red came about and why he decided to wear his now iconic red shirts on Sundays.
“Maybe because I’ve won a few tournaments on Sunday and wearing red,” joked Woods.
“The red story is actually a good one. It comes from my mum. My mum thought it was, being a Capricorn, whatever, it was a power colour, something like that.
“I end up wearing red and winning some junior golf tournaments. So, to spite her, I wore blue and I did not win those tournaments so, mum was always right.”
Woods’ mum certainly was right.
The 48-year-old has won a record equalling 82 PGA Tour events, including 15 Major Championships, donning red in the final round.
The big question on everyone’s lips is when will we see Woods wearing red on Sunday once again?
Fans were treated to four rounds of arguably the game’s greatest player at last month’s Masters Tournament, but he struggled over the weekend, carding his worst ever Major score with an 82 before finishing dead last of those who made the cut.
His official website currently has no scheduled appearances upcoming, but he is expected to compete at this month’s PGA Championship after hinting he would play a full Major schedule following the Masters.
"This is a golf course I knew going into it, so I'm going to do my homework going forward at Pinehurst, Valhalla and Troon, but that's kind of the game plan," said Woods, who won the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in 2000.
"Just keep lifting, keep the motor going, keep the body moving, keep getting stronger, keep progressing. Hopefully the practice sessions will keep getting longer."
