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When Tiger Woods Made a Witty Remark After Going Blonde: ‘In the Islands, I Got a Little Bit of Sun — It Bleached My Hair’

Published 02/13/2022, 7:30 AM EST

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It was a shock for everyone when Tiger Woods dyed his hair blonde. Although nobody had anticipated this change, the perfect reply of the GOAT made the whole situation funny. 

Woods was on vacation in the Bahamas with his family and friends. Since he was on vacation, he tried hard not to reveal his identity while he was there. However, the year was 2001, and he was a bright star. Needless to say, his plan to keep himself away from the public eye at a major football game didn’t go as planned. 

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Hilarious comment from Tiger Woods on his blonde hair

Tiger was surprised to see the fans recognized him. But not as surprised as his fans were when they spotted the GOAT with blonde hair. “In the islands, I got a little bit of sun — it bleached my hair,” said Tiger. Although people were shocked to see the golf legend in a new look, his hilarious comment about his hair made the situation funny. 

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His agent, Mark Steinberg, further explained that Woods would dye his hair back to black when he returned to golf. “This was not a publicity stunt. He was just doing it for fun with family and some friends,” he added. 

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While the GOAT might have done this to entertain his friends and family, the golf world is stunned upon seeing another golfer going blonde now.

Is Brooks Koepka following Woods’ style? 

Brooks Koepka was attending the 2022 Farmer Insurance Open when fans spotted his blonde hair. As soon as people saw this, they couldn’t help but bring back Woods’ blonde hair. 

Fans also spotted that the golfer had changed his hair color recently as he’d had black hair earlier that week.

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While many fans had theories on Brooks’ new blonde hair, the golfer took to his social media to reveal his new look.

 

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Koepka posted a clip showing the ‘before and after look’ of his hair with Eminem’s ‘The Real Slim Shady’ playing in the background. The golfer captioned his Instagram post, “Blondes have more fun.”

Woods did it for fun, and so did Koepka. However, unlike the GOAT, Koepka’s blonde hair is here to stay. Do let us know your thoughts on the golfer’s new hair makeover!

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Anjana Prabhakaran

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Anjana Prabhakaran is a Golf content writer at EssentiallySports. She has completed her Master's degree in Public Administration and considers researching as one of her hobbies. As her family is interested in sports, Anjana grew up watching every sport on television.
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