TIGER WOODS mocked Phil Mickelson as he narrowly beat him to a £6million bonus for winning the PGA’s Player Impact Program.
The 46-year-old superstar picked up the popularity prize despite not playing in an official tournament all year.
Woods took home the £6m popularity prize for generating fan engagement
Mickelson, 51, was leading the race in November for the PIP after becoming the oldest golf Major champion ever.
He assumed he would take home the bonus but he was too quick to celebrate as the PGA Tour awarded it to Woods.
Tiger simply wrote ‘whoops’ with two shrugging emojis as he retweeted Mickelson congratulating himself and thanking his fans.
The left-handed Californian had said: “I’d like to thank all the crazies (and real supporters too) for… helping me win the PiP!
“To get the 2nd half of the money I have to add an event I haven’t played in a while. See you in Kapalua.
“PS. I’ll try and find another hot controversial topic soon.”
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The PIP is a PGA lead non-playing event to reward the player who generates the most fan engagement.
Just before Christmas, Woods returned to took part in the PNC Championships in Florida with his son, sporting the famous ‘Sunday red’ together.
The golfing legend had shattered his right leg in a horror car crash in 2021.
It is thought that his comeback outing took him above Mickelson in the PIP standings before the Dec 31 cut-off.
Meanwhile, the American also lost out on sponsorship backing as he was dumped by sponsors KPMG and Amstel Light after ‘offensive comments about Saudi Arabia’s breakaway tour‘.
Mickelson prematurely tweeted his thanks for the award and was mocked by Tiger
