Tiger Woods’ return to action at the Genesis Open last weekend was met with much fanfare. There were moments that encaptured why Woods was one of the most popular athletes in the world, which included the pros and cons of being the legendary golfer. But his polarizing tampon prank on Justin Thomas made headlines, which irked many. But according to former NFL player Marcellus Wiley, Woods’ gag was within limits.

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Was Tiger Woods’ prank funny?

Having worked with many top media houses after retiring from his football career, Wiley hosts his own podcast nowadays, titled, ‘More To It with Marcellus Wiley’. In the latest episode, he delved into the criticism surrounding Woods’ tampon prank, and why he thought it was funny.

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Wiley didn’t mince words while expressing his thoughts. “We can’t even have jokes no more?” he wailed. However, he also mentioned how he felt Woods’ actions had nothing to do with women. “I don’t think women are weaker,” he said on his podcast.

Furthermore, Wiley revealed that he felt the masses were trying to tame Woods using social media. “They always like to tame the Tiger. They’re trying to domesticate [him] like that,” he claimed.

On the incident that had the golf community talking, Wiley revealed he watched it live with his zoom on. But even after realizing that Woods had gifted Thomas a Tampax packet, he was cool with it.

What made Woods hand a tampon to Justin Thomas?

The aforementioned incident occurred on the first day of the Genesis Open, where a returning Woods looked in great touch. The 47-year-old made a birdie on his very first hole and looked to be heading straight toward the title.

In one of the holes, he even outdrove World No. 9, Justin Thomas. Being close friends, Woods amusingly handed Thomas a small packet, on the course, which later turned out to be a Tampax packet.

The misleading idea that Thomas played like a ‘girl’ spread like fire, which caused huge insurgencies, including from a women’s empowerment group. Woods later apologized for his actions, saying it was only meant to be a joke.

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