Golf Legend Tiger Woods Says He Lost Sleep Over Trump Assassination Attempt

Golf legend Tiger Woods has revealed he endured a sleepless flight to the Open Championship after finding out about the attempted assassination on President Trump.

Woods, who was flying to Scotland for a golfing tournament when the shooting occurred at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, shared, “I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind.”

“It was a long night (because of the assassination attempt), and that’s all we watched the entire time on the way over here. I didn’t sleep at all on the flight, and then we just got on the golf course,” added Woods.

Woods and Trump have played several rounds of golf together over the years and consider each other dear friends.

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Here’s what CNN reported:

Tiger Woods said he endured a sleepless flight to the Open Championship after watching coverage of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.

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The 48-year-old golfer set off from Florida on Saturday for the 152nd edition of the major in Scotland this week, but was left weary for his first practice round at Royal Troon on Sunday after closely following developments at the former president’s rally in Pennsylvania.

“I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind,” Woods told BBC Sport on Tuesday.

“It was a long night (because of the assassination attempt) and that’s all we watched the entire time on the way over here. I didn’t sleep at all on the flight, and then we just got on the golf course.”

Fifteen-time major champion Woods was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2019 – shortly after his comeback win at the Masters – by Trump, who was wounded in the shooting that saw one rally attendee killed and two others seriously injured.

Trump, an avid golfer, has a long history with Woods, with the pair playing numerous rounds together over the years. Asked about his purported friendly relationship with the then-president in 2018, Woods replied: “Well, he’s the president of the United States.”

“No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office,” he added, according to Yahoo Sports.

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Per The New York Post:

Tiger Woods had a restless flight to Scotland for the 2024 British Open after former President Donald Trump was shot in an assassination attempt during a rally in Butler, Pa., on Saturday.

Woods, 48, was flying from Florida on Saturday to head to Troon for this week’s British Open and couldn’t take his eyes off the television coverage of the shooting.

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“I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind,” Woods told BBC Sport.

“It was a long night [because of the assassination attempt] and that’s all we watched the entire time on the way over here.

“I didn’t sleep at all on the flight, and then we just got on the golf course.”

Woods and Trump have a relationship that predates Trump’s presidency, with the two having golfed and dined together.