The color red is synonymous with Tiger who has always donned the same when playing tournaments on Sundays. There have been some changes made in terms of the design of the apparel. Nevertheless, the color has always stayed the same. The reason for it? His mother considers red and black to be his “powerful colors.”
Before the 2008 U. S. Open, Woods had won all his 13 majors while sporting the same colors in the final rounds. It had by then almost become his trademark colors. Yet, Mediate chose to wear red and black on the playoff day at the U. S. Open in 2008.
“Can you honestly believe what he’s got on? I said, ‘that’s pretty ballsy,' He (Tiger) was bewildered," explained the former caddie of the 15-time major winner, on a recent episode of the 'Chasing Majors' podcast.
Woods entered the 2008 U. S. Open just two months after going through arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Meanwhile, Rocco Mediate was World No. 158 when he entered the field at the Torrey Pines. Despite having an upper hand in the tournament, it took 91 holes for Tiger to win over Mediate.