TIger Woods has become the absent protagonist of the Augusta Masters. There is not a day that his name does not come up in the conversations of players and fans. The echoes of the car accident and the subsequent arrest of the possessor of five green jackets resonate in the Clubhouse. The Golfers are aware that they must save one more hole in their daythe one who on the tee before the media has a question about Woods.
Jason Day did not shy away from the issue. His admiration for Tiger didn’t stop him from critically judging his behavior: “The only thing I don’t understand is that it’s a little selfish of him to drive and endanger other people. But when you’re the player he was and you’re so strong willedyou think you can do almost anything, and That’s probably why I was driving a little under the influence.“.
Video of Tiger Woods’ arrest comes to light
Tiger was charged with driving under the influence of any substanceproperty damage and refusing to submit to a legal test, in this case a urine test. The Police found two opiate pills among the belongings. After submitting a written declaration of innocence through his lawyers and a judge granted him permission to receive treatment abroad.
He’s just a human being like everyone else and we all have problems
“He was my hero, still is. The reason I play golf is because of this tournament and because of Tiger. It must be difficult to be who you are and have everyone look at you, judge you with contempt,” said Day, winner of the PGA Championship in 2015.
He Masters runner-up in 2011 showed his empathy with Tiger and the ordeal he has experienced in recent years due to injuries: “He has had between 25 and 30 surgeries, and when you go through so many treatments, it is painful to come out of them. I have had treatment and normally I try to stay away from all that because I know that painkillers can have negative consequences”
“I admit that, when I see it, I think: He’s just a human being like everyone else and we all have problems.. It’s a shame,” added Jason Day.