"He went nuts" - Golf icon reveals Tiger Woods' emotional reaction to making a hole-in-one on Thanksgiving

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Former World No. 1 Fred Couples has opened up about a golf challenge he had with Tiger Woods back in 2018. The American golfer appeared on this week’s episode of SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio and opened up about the Thanksgiving hole-in-one made by the 15-time major winner seven years ago.

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Ahead of the 2018 Hero World Challenge, Tiger and his son Charlie joined Couples for a practice round at the Madison Club in La Quinta, California. While playing on the second hole, Woods made a hole-in-one. It was his first hole-in-one in 20 years.

This week, while telling the story, Couples said that Charlie was stunned after seeing his father’s impressive shot. He said:

"He just kind of—from 212 yards—you haven’t even left the tee, and you’re telling your buddy he’s got a shot. Then we get up there, and I kept quiet because when there was no ball up on that side of the green, Joe didn’t really say anything. It could have trickled over, but I just thought it was in."
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"To say he got excited was an understatement. He went nuts, but Charlie loved it. And I want to say it was his first hole-in-one—I can’t put words in his mouth—but it was a long time since he made a hole-in-one, and that was some shot," he added.
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However, in recent times, Tiger Woods has limited his golf outings. In fact, he did not play in any official PGA Tour event this season. His last outing was at The Open Championship 2024, where he struggled to make the cut.

Fans were expecting him to play at the 2025 Hero World Challenge, but he will not play in the event.


Tiger Woods shares valuable advice with Kai Trump

Although Tiger Woods is not playing these days, his girlfriend, Vanessa Trump’s daughter, Kai, will be competing at the Annika event this week. The amateur golfer was invited on a sponsor’s exemption and will tee off in the four-day tournament, which will start on Thursday, November 13.

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Ahead of the tournament, in a press conference held on Tuesday, Kai Trump shared the valuable advice she received from the 15-time major winner. She said (via ASAP Sports):

"I mean, he is the best golfer in the entire world. I would say that. And even better person. He told me to go out there and have fun and just go with the flow. Whatever happens, happens."

Kai Trump is the daughter of Vanessa Trump and Donald Trump Jr., the son of U.S. President Donald Trump. However, the couple went their separate ways in 2018. Tiger Woods is dating Vanessa Trump, and the couple went public with their relationship earlier this year in March.

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