Charles Barkley Once Freaked Out at Tiger Woods’ Simple Request

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Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are probably two of the biggest names the world of golf has ever seen. It is a common sight for someone to get starstruck upon meeting the aforementioned. This holds true even for famous personalities like Charles Barkley

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How Barkley met Woods

Barkley and Woods have shared a long history of acquaintance. Talking about how he met Woods for the first time, the NBA Hall of Famer revealed that it was during a party. [{ "selector": ".eljtq-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-349.5px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

barkley talks about how he met tiger woods first

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Charles reminisced, someone saying, “Hey, Tiger Woods lives up the street. He wants to come to the party.” Upon which he remembers answering, “Of course, he can come to the party!” [{ "selector": ".mqiie-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-347px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

woods asks charles to play golf with him

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“I think this was when Tiger first went pro. Honestly, It was crazy. He was awesome. The next day, he comes and socializes and we all have a great time and sit around, He says, ‘How long are you guys going to be in town?’ And we’re like, ‘What you got in mind?’ Tiger says, ‘If you guys hang around we can play golf.’’ said Charles [{ "selector": ".lxcng-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-354px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

charles shares how he met Phil Mickelson

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Charles remembers crediting his wife, Amy, who he said is the sweetest lady ever, for introducing him to Mickelson. Barkley now refers to Phil as a really good friend [{ "selector": ".nnjsz-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-345px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]

current relationship between Woods and Barkley

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The two started off as good friends but with time, Woods cut off with Barkley. Their bond lasted for about 15 years. but it could not withstand the test of time and in 2015, Barkley revealed that they were no longer friends. [{ "selector": ".mxtdi-a", "duration": "500ms", "fill": "forwards", "delay": "0ms", "keyframes": [ {"offset": 0, "transform": "translateX(-352px)", "opacity": "1"}, {"offset": 1, "transform": "translateX(0)", "opacity": "1"} ] }]